Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
August 1, 2022
Ruochen Gan, Liuyi Zhang, Shulin Chen
Standardized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been proved to be effective across many populations while the time commitment for the standardized intervention leads to high attrition rate. To address the problem, there has been a growing interest in conducting a single component of MBSR such as body scan. However, the impact of a sole mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) remains...
Journal of Religion and Health
August 1, 2022
Junyi Hao, Chang Liu, Shaozhen Feng et al.
Many loving-kindness and compassion meditation methods used in psychological research are derived from Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism. Zhiyi (), a representative figure of Chinese Buddhism, proposed a different meditation method, namely, imagination-based loving-kindness and compassion meditation. The current article introduces the imagination-based loving-kindness and compassion meditation...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
August 1, 2022
Xiaodan Gu, Wenting Luo, Xinran Zhao et al.
Loving-kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM) was a promising intervention for improving life satisfaction, but previous findings have been inconsistent. The current study provides a systematic review and meta-analysis, including 23 empirical studies on LKCM with life satisfaction as an outcome variable. The primary meta-analysis indicated that LKCM significantly enhanced life satisfaction...
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
August 1, 2022
María Jesús Álvarez-López, Quinn A Conklin, Marta Cosín-Tomás et al.
Meditation retreats are characterized by intensive or concentrated periods of meditation practice, commonly undertaken in a residential setting. Although research indicates that meditation training can positively influence physical and mental health outcomes, the biological consequences of meditation retreat interventions are relatively understudied. In this study, we examined the influence of...
Malahayati Nursing Journal
August 1, 2022
Indra Maulana, Hendrawati Hendrawati, Iceu Amira et al.
ABSTRACT Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness, worry, fear that is uncertain and can be triggered by unknown things or new experiences. Intervention in anxiety can be done with MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy). This therapy combines cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness strategies to help individuals better understand and manage their thoughts and emotions to achieve relief...
Mindfulness
August 1, 2022
Orsolya Bokk, Bettina Forster
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness training has been theorised to have beneficial effects on mental health through initially changes in attention mechanisms. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of a short mindfulness meditation on the P300 event-related potential (ERP), a neural marker of attention, in meditation-naïve participants. Methods As mindfulness practice is based on...
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
August 1, 2022
Tammi R. A. Kral, Regina C Lapate, Ted Imhoff‐Smith et al.
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to increase resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) between the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which is thought to reflect improvements in shifting attention to the present moment. However, prior research in long-term meditation practitioners lacked quantitative measures of attention that would provide a...
The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence
July 31, 2022
The Korean Society Of Culture And Convergence, Joonhee Kim
One of the most noteworthy keywords in the 21th century is undoubtedly ‘meditation’. Also, along with meditation, 'music' began to attract attention, and music meditation became a trend. In this paper, academic papers published from 2000 to 2021 were divided into five categories and some major papers were reviewed. As a result, the papers lacked specific references to meditation music compared...
Aging & Mental Health
July 31, 2022
Stacey Hatch, Jodie Webber, Soham Rej et al.
Abstract Objective Older adults are interested in mindfulness-based interventions with a meditation component for late life anxiety. This review examined the effectiveness of existing mindfulness-based interventions with a meditation component. Methods This systematic review was registered with the Joanna Briggs Institute on 2021-05-17, was guided by Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and...
July 31, 2022
Christian A. Webb, Matthew J. Hirshberg, Richard J. Davidson et al.
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BACKGROUND Meditation apps have surged in popularity in recent years, with an increasing number of individuals turning to these apps to cope with stress, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, meditation apps now represent the most commonly used mental health apps for depression and anxiety. However, little is known regarding who is well-suited to these apps. OBJECTIVE The aim of this...