The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
August 1, 2023
Jagriti Yadav, Akansha Bhardwaj, Purushottam Jangid et al.
Abstract: The practice of meditation has been traditionally viewed as a self-regulatory approach that aids in psychological well-being. Over the last decade, mindfulness-based meditation has gained a separate therapeutic significance in various mental health conditions. There has also been considerable understanding of the adverse effects of meditation over the years. Despite this, there is...
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
August 2023
Nathaniel A. Shanok, Camila Saldias-Manieu, Krystal D. Mize et al.
Mindfulness meditation is a means of increasing awareness of the present moment. Mindfulness Mediation Interventions (MMI) positively impact psychological functioning, yet the neurocognitive mechanisms that mediate these effects have been less well-defined. Here, the primary aim was to evaluate whether the effects of a 10-week MMI were mediated by changes in attention and creativity...
Social Neuroscience
August 2023
L Jelsone-Swain, M Settepani, K McMullen et al.
There have been multiple benefits reported from the practice of mindfulness meditation. Recently social functioning, including empathy, has emerged as one such possible benefit. However, the literature is mixed and it is unknown if mindfulness has an effect on the neural mechanism involved in empathy. Therefore, we conducted a large-scale experimental study involving over 100 participants that...
Malahayati Nursing Journal
August 1, 2023
Dean Ascha Wijaya, Ernawati Ernawati, Yohanes Firmansyah et al.
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has had extensive and severe impacts on the mental welfare of individuals worldwide. Anxiety is a primary issue faced by adults during this crisis. Hence, it is crucial to discover effective strategies for alleviating this anxiety. One promising approach is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), which combines mindfulness practices with an understanding of...
August 1, 2023
Bini Sebastian
The purpose of this study was to understand the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention for students of color who experiences a low sense of belonging. An embedded mixed methods design including a quantitative component (RCT of two intervention groups that underwent the same intervention and one control group) and a qualitative component (content analysis) was utilized to test the...
British Journal of Psychology
August 1, 2023
Nuria Victoria Aguerre, Carlos Javier Gómez-Ariza, Antonio José Ibáñez-Molina et al.
While growing evidence supports that dispositional mindfulness relates to psychological health and cognitive enhancement, to date there have been only a few attempts to characterize its neural underpinnings. In the present study, we aimed at exploring the electrophysiological (EEG) signature of dispositional mindfulness using quantitative and complexity measures of EEG during resting state and...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
August 1, 2023
Isabel Carrero, Carlos Martínez de Ibarreta, Carmen Valor et al.
Our understanding of the emotions elicited by loving-kindness meditation (LKM) at early stages of practice is limited, despite the influence that these emotions may have on later engagement. Past work suggests that LKM may elicit emotional ambivalence at early stages of the practice, but it is still unclear whether the content of LKM activates this ambivalence and who is more likely to...
Philosophy East and West
August 1, 2023
Mark Fortney
According to Iris Murdoch, one of our central moral capacities is the capacity to direct our attention in a way that is just and loving. In Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals , Murdoch explores the prospects for strengthening this capacity through engaging in Zen Buddhist practices, particularly zazen meditation as Katsuki Sekida describes it in Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy . Murdoch has...
Transcultural Psychiatry
August 1, 2023
Jared R. Lindahl, Roman Palitsky, David J Cooper et al.
Previous research has shown that worldviews can serve as a coping response to periods of difficulty or struggle, and worldviews can also change on account of difficulty. This paper investigates the impacts worldviews have on the nature and trajectory of meditation-related challenges, as well as how worldviews change or are impacted by such challenges. The context of meditation-related...
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
August 1, 2023
Sathya Dev Unudurthi, Kathy D Wright, Jill M Klimpel et al.
4 citations
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is widely prevalent in the United States and there are high levels of comorbidity between OUD and mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychotherapy, in addition to medication-assisted therapy, are considered important components of long-term OUD treatment. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a breathing-based mind-body...