Bristol Research
August 1, 2026
Lucy Haun Eade
Focused attention (FA) meditation involves sustaining attention on a specific object while disengaging from distractions when they arise. Long-term practice has been linked to improved attentional regulation and structural brain changes, reflecting neuroplasticity. This study investigated whether a brief FA meditation could induce measurable functional changes in neural activity related to...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
August 1, 2026
Hai-Yin Deng, Dan-Ting Long, Hui-Chan Zhou et al.
PURPOSE No prior systematic review has specifically evaluated the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in improving both psychological and physical outcomes among cancer populations. This study aims to assess MBCT's effects on cancer patients' mental and physical health. METHOD Following PRISMA guidelines and with PROSPERO registration (CRD42023453581), we systematically...
Adolescência e Saúde
August 1, 2026
M.Vinoth Kumar, B. Shalini, V. Subbulakshmi
Background: Declining academic performance among adolescents has emerged as a significant educational concern, associated with excessive internet use, poor attention regulation, and inadequate self-discipline. Nine-Centered Meditation, rooted in the Simplified kundalini Yoga tradition, offers a holistic intervention targeting cognitive enhancement and behavioral modification. This study...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 1, 2026
Gerd Leidig
preprint
Contemplative neuroscience has differentiated focused-attention, open-monitoring, constructive, and deconstructive practices, yet it still lacks an integrated account of how embodied events become self-defining, how the organization underlying them becomes experientially accessible, and how another mode of situated participation becomes possible. This article introduces Meditation at the Edge...
Economic Sciences.
August 1, 2026
Shailak Jani Ashutosh Verma, Bijal Shah Jayeshkumar Narendra Pathak, Shweta Oza Chetan Bharucha
The current study asks what human resource (HR) means and what should be the focus of HR practice in the light of growing salience of the practice of mindfulness in the context of volatility ridden modern organisations. Originally characterised by worsening degrees of burnout and moral confusion, as well as the necessity to cultivate inclusive organisational settings, traditional HR strategies...
Digital Commons - USU
August 1, 2026
Mary L. Phan
Teachers play a critical role in supporting student learning and well-being, yet many experience high levels of stress, burnout, and increasing job demands. Stress can negatively affect teachers’ mental health, job satisfaction, and classroom environments, making it important to identify practical and sustainable ways to support teacher well being. Mindfulness practices, which encourage...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
August 1, 2026
Fifteen-month drinking reductions in a randomized clinical trial of cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based treatments and a matched nontreatment-seeking community sample.
Psycho-Oncology
August 2026
Anna Baumeister, Lea Schuurmans, Lisa Borgmann et al.
Cancer patients often suffer from neurocognitive impairments due to cancer treatment, the cancer itself, and/or coping with the illness, significantly impairing quality of life and everyday functioning. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an online MBSR course regarding neurocognitive functioning and well-being of cancer patients. A total of 170 cancer patients with cognitive impairments...
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
August 1, 2026
N Sunil Kumar
Mindfulness is an important tool of psychological well- being because of its potential association with stress reduction, emotional regulation, attention. The present study, titled "A Study on Mindfulness: Its Benefits, Limitations, and Association with Psychological Well-Being and its Validation", was conducted to determine the capacity of mindfulness among participants and to cross-verify the...
Jurnal Keperawatan Profesional
August 1, 2026
Hanim Faizah, Karyo Karyo, Lukman Hakim et al.
High-intensity social media use among adolescents can trigger anxiety and psychological stress, driving continuous information-seeking and social comparison, a phenomenon known as Fear of Missing Out (FoMO). This study aims to analyze the effect of mindfulness therapy on reducing FoMO levels and to contribute to developing mindfulness-based mental health interventions for adolescents.Employing...