Mind and Society
August 13, 2024
Niti Upadhyay, Meenakshi Shukla, Rakesh Pandey
A considerable body of literature exists on dispositional mindfulness (DM), exploring various candidate mechanisms to elucidate its positive impact on mental health. The goal of this perspective article is presenting a theoretical model of the interplay and collective contribution of various interrelated (but, as yet, isolated) mechanisms linking DM and mental health, such as decentering,...
Retos
August 13, 2024
Yuni Astuti, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Aydın Karaçam et al.
3 citations
This study investigates the interplay between psychological traits—Optimism, Pessimism, and Mindfulness—and their collective impact on athletes' performance and well-being. Employing a correlational survey design, this study engages a carefully selected convenience sample comprising 236 athletes from various sporting disciplines, encompassing various educational backgrounds. The sample included...
Journal of Clinical and Nursing Research
August 12, 2024
Ling Jiang, Sijia Mao, Minfang Qian et al.
Objective: To evaluate the nursing effect of self-help mindfulness therapy for patients with depression. Methods: 120 cases of depression patients admitted to the Department of Psychosomatic Disorders of our hospital between January 2020 and January 2023 were selected. After being grouped by the random draw method, 60 cases in the observation group adopted self-help mindfulness therapy and 60...
Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care
August 10, 2024
John Jefferson Davis
This paper proposes meditation on selected scriptures as one possible way of addressing a problem identified by the Baylor Religion Survey (2006): the disconnect, for many American Christians, between stated propositional beliefs about a benevolent God, and implicit mental models of God as angry, critical, or distant. Possible causes of this disconnect, and negative consequences for personal...
MethodsX
August 9, 2024
Erika Blamires S Porto, Jesus Montero-Marin, Luiz Gustavo Quadros et al.
Introduction: Weight regain after bariatric surgery remains a relevant and worrisome topic, requiring greater understanding and involvement in research into new adjuvant treatments. This study aims to compare the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of the Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion and Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy programs as opposed to usual treatments (workshops) on the...
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
August 8, 2024
Lucy B G Tan, Maria Jones
The objective of this scoping review is to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness training in improving functioning in adolescents (aged 12-19 years) diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Previous research has demonstrated that psychological interventions improve functioning in a myriad of domains for individuals diagnosed with ADHD, such as attention training,...
Performance and Mindfulness
August 7, 2024
Laura Haughey, Deborah Middleton
This paper explores some of the ways in which a mindfulness-based performer training can enable performers to cultivate embodied awareness. Recent science is used to develop a discussion which builds from body awareness into the cultivation of states of 'embodiment'. In particular, Khoury et al's 'Embodied Mindfulness' schema (2023) is used to develop a model of embodied mindfulness training...
BMJ Open
August 7, 2024
Deqi Zhang, Wenxin Zhao, Lin Yuan et al.
1 citation
Breast cancer has become the most common cancer worldwide. Various types of mindfulness-based interventions (e.g., mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction) have been conducted in different delivery methods (including face to face and internet delivered) to help patients with breast cancer mitigate their depression. However, at present, there are no studies that...
Systematic Reviews
August 6, 2024
Claire Friedrich, Toni Fairbairn, Graham Denton et al.
Background: Involving the public in evidence synthesis research is challenging due to the highly analytic nature of the projects, so it is important that involvement processes are documented, reflected upon, and shared to devise best practices. There is a literature gap on the involvement of the public in individual participant data meta-analyses, particularly in public health projects. We...
BMC Psychology
August 6, 2024
Carolina Corthorn, Víctor Pedrero, Natalia Torres et al.
16 citations
This study analyzed the relationship between mindfulness and variables considered relevant for teacher-student interactions: teacher burnout, general stress, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. We hypothesized that mindfulness would relate negatively with mental health variables and positively with quality of life. We also explored which specific aspects of mindfulness would predict...