Research Square
October 22, 2026
Hanae Tainaka, Sachiko Nagaya, Taeko Muramatsu et al.
preprint
Abstract Background Clinical training is a significant stressor for nursing students, and those facing their first placement are particularly vulnerable. This preregistered randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated whether a 6-week mindfulness program delivered before first clinical training could prevent stress and anxiety. Methods Twenty-nine nursing students were randomly assigned to the...
Journal of Leadership Accountability and Ethics
October 22, 2026
Scott Kozlak, Jon Macaskill, David Levy
Leaders across every sector face a common vulnerability: the involuntary collapse of developed capacity into reactive, survival-based instinct under pressure. Drawing on the Lenses of Leadership model, this paper argues that mindfulness is not a passive wellness practice but a rigorous training mechanism producing two complementary capacities: Illumination, the metacognitive awareness to detect...
Time & Society
October 22, 2026
Cristián Oyanadel, Catalina Aguayo-Velozo, Valentina Álvarez-Quiroz et al.
Adolescence represents a period of significant changes across multiple domains. In Chile, approximately 500,000 adolescents have Special Educational Needs (SEN) and face compounded challenges in emotional regulation. Integrating time perspective flexibility with mindfulness practices offers a promising approach for supporting emotional intelligence development. This study explored the effects...
Behavioral Sciences
October 22, 2026
Emadeldin M. Elsokkary
Background. Digital mindfulness and fear of missing out (FoMO) may help explain how university students experience their digital lives. This study examined whether FoMO statistically accounted for the association between digital mindfulness and perceived digital well-being (PDW). Methods. A cross-sectional online survey included 477 undergraduate students from three universities in Riyadh,...
Frontiers in Photobiology
October 22, 2026
E. Pace, L. de Paolis, G. Felici et al.
Biophotons are ultra-weak photon emissions in the visible spectrum produced by living organisms. While extensively studied in plants, germinating seeds, and cell cultures, in vivo measurements on the human body remain relatively rare, and no systematic multi-method complexity analysis of human ultraweak photon emission (UPE) under controlled physiological modulation has been reported to date....
Discover Artificial Intelligence
October 22, 2026
Dontha Madhusudhana Rao, Kistam Gopi, Siva Panuganti
Abstract Background Anger dysregulation during adolescence can negatively affect emotional well-being, interpersonal relationships, and academic functioning. Although meditation and yoga-based practices have been studied for emotional regulation, predictive machine-learning approaches remain comparatively limited. This study evaluates the feasibility of predicting self-reported improvement in...
Early Childhood Education Research & Review
October 22, 2026
Hyang-Sook Bae, Jo Junoh, Sojeong Lee
본 연구의 목적은 유아 인성발달을 위한 명상놀이 프로그램을 개발하고 그 효과를 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위해 문헌 및 선행연구 고찰과 전문가 7명의 검토를 거쳐 알아차림의 시작, 나를 만나는 순간, 즐거운 표현, 함께하는 세상의 4개 영역, 총 16차시로 구성된 명상놀이 프로그램을 개발하였다. 프로그램의 효과를 검증하기 위해 P시에 소재한 유아교육기관의 만 5세 유아 46명(실험집단 25명, 비교집단 21명)을 대상으로 프로그램을 적용하였으며, 유아 인성발달 측정도구를 사용하여 사전⋅사후 검사를 실시하였다. 사전검사에서 두 집단의 인성발달 수준이 동질하지 않아 사전 점수를 공변인으로 하는 공분산분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 배려능력, 자기조절능력, 의사소통능력, 협업능력 및 인성발달 전체에서 실험집단의...
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research
October 21, 2026
Janani Janani, M Soundharya, P. Bright Alwin Victor et al.
Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a musculoskeletal condition associated with pain and functional limitation. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) are non-pharmacological approaches used in chronic pain management. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of MBSR and CBT on pain intensity and functional limitation in patients with CLBP....
American Journal of Health Education
October 21, 2026
P. Anthony Gryffin
Health Education faces many challenges that can be compounded by conflicting views and bias. Mindfulness may offer avenues for addressing challenges resulting from societal polarization, to enhance application of the areas of responsibility for Health Education Specialists. Mindfulness developed as an individual practice focused on meditation for stress reduction. The field of business applied...
Social Psychological Bulletin
October 21, 2026
Joline Guitard, Annie Roy-Charland
Dispositional mindfulness and gratitude are two individual differences suggested to be linked to attentional processes. The present study aimed to assess the presence of attentional biases associated with these two traits. Sixty-one participants completed an emotional dot-probe task while eye movements were recorded. Each of the 96 trials presented one emotional facial expression (fear,...