Scientific Reports
December 13, 2023
Katharina Voltmer, Finja Hondrich, Maria von Salisch
3 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been shown to improve children's academic achievements. Because MBIs include different exercises (possibly with differential effects), the teacher-led Breathing Break Intervention (BBI) was developed which focuses exclusively on breathing exercises and body awareness. The short daily breathing practices of BBI were evaluated in terms of their effects...
PsyArXiv
December 12, 2023
preprint
Advancing mindfulness research through innovative Ecological Momentary Assessment approaches
The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter
December 11, 2023
Anne S. Walters
In the last 10 years, mindfulness has become a popular approach for managing strong or distressing feelings for adults and children. Particularly for children, mindfulness‐based interventions (MBIs) have been touted as a modality for the treatment of conditions ranging from attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, depression, and stress. Jon...
Psychological Services
December 7, 2023
J. Petrovic, Julia Milad, Jessica Mettler et al.
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is defined as the deliberate destruction of one's bodily tissue without suicidal intent. Mindfulness practice is commonly incorporated into universities' stress management programming and may benefit students with a history of NSSI. However, recent findings suggest that these students may respond differentially to specific types of mindfulness practice (i.e.,...
Scientific Reports
December 7, 2023
O. U. Turer, M. Ozcan, B. Alkaya et al.
Dental implant surgery is almost always associated with patient anxiety. Anxiety during dental surgical procedures triggers an increase in sympathetic activity. Mindfulness meditation (MM) is often associated with high levels of relaxation in the form of increased parasympathetic tone and decreased sympathetic activity. However, the effect of MM on dental anxiety is not clear. The current study...
PsyArXiv
December 5, 2023
preprint
The rise of neurotechnological tools offering targeted feedback holds considerable promise for accelerating learning in meditation and mindfulness practices. These technologies could fast-track the development of transformational states and traits that traditionally require years of disciplined practice. However, many current neurofeedback systems are built on generalized models or features...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
December 4, 2023
Mi Hyang Hwang, Leslie Bunt, Catherine Warner
9 citations
Mental wellness can be related to healthier living, the learning process and working environments for people in the university community. A wide range of mental wellness programmes have been explored to provide students with pleasant and satisfying experiences. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of integrating Zen meditation and music listening on the mindfulness and happiness...
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
December 2023
Luciano Garofalo, Cathryn Booth-LaForce, Paula S Nurius et al.
Socioeconomic adversity can negatively impact the mental and physical health of mothers and their offspring. This paper extends understanding of the interrelationship of these factors during the perinatal time frame, specifically to: 1.) evaluate the impact of adverse childhood events (ACES), negative life events (NLEs), and socioeconomic factors on the mental health of low-income expecting...
Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma
December 2023
Jennifer Roters, Angela Book
Past research has shown that those with greater experiences of adversity (abuse and neglect) tend to exhibit insecure attachments, more borderline symptoms, higher psychopathic traits, and are lower in mindfulness. Similarly, there have been positive relationships between insecure attachment styles and borderline and psychopathic traits as well as lower mindfulness and borderline and...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
December 1, 2023
Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, S. Chan, B. H. Yip et al.
Introduction: There is a lack of studies evaluating mindfulness-based interventions for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with an evidence-based control. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated the effects of mindfulness for youth (MYmind) in improving children’s attention, behavior, and parent-related outcomes versus cognitive behavioral therapy...