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...
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...
Team sport athletes are frequently exposed to psychological demands, including competitive pressure, performance anxiety, attentional distractions, and emotional challenges that may adversely affect performance outcomes. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have emerged as widely recognized psychological techniques in recent years due to their potential benefits for both performance outcomes...
Brief Mindfulness Interventions (BMIs) have?been receiving growing interest as cost-effective and time-saving alternatives to the traditional mindfulness-based programs. This literature review summarises?the evidence on the effectiveness, delivery modalities, psychological mechanisms of change, methodological constraints and real-world feasibility of BMIs in various populations. Results...
BACKGROUND: Acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions are effective for improving pain-related outcomes, yet their effects on psychological flexibility have not been meta-analyzed. This systematic review and meta-analysis addressed this gap by comparing these interventions with control conditions on psychological flexibility and its core dimensions in adults with chronic pain. METHODS:...
Advanced cancer patients in palliative care frequently face severe existential anxiety and diminished quality of life (QoL). While managing this psychological distress is critical, pharmacological interventions often present adverse side effects. This quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured Mindfulness-Based Nursing Intervention (MBNI) on anxiety levels and...
Longitudinal and dynamic associations of engagement in mindfulness training with emotion regulation difficulties, mindfulness, and self-compassion in community adolescents.
This randomized controlled trial compared 4-week self-guided self-compassion meditation (SCM) and mindfulness meditation (MM) apps among workers in two active arms (n = 201); analyses included intervention initiators with session-level data (SCM n = 86; MM n = 85). Primary daily outcomes were pre-session levels and immediate pre-post changes in HR, heart rate variability by RMSSD, and...
Abstract Recent concerns about meditation-related adverse effects (MRAEs) have led to calls for more rigorous informed consent in mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). This paper examines whether consent procedures are warranted, and under what circumstances, and of what kind, across the diverse settings in which mindfulness is delivered. Drawing on bioethics and the informed consent...
Advanced meditation includes meditative endpoints that are outcomes of meditation practice and occur with time and mastery of meditation. The “cessation” event (c.f. nirodha in Theravada Buddhism) is a meditative endpoint characterized by a loss of consciousness followed by a sense of mental reset and deep clarity. In general, organization of brain activity exists along a “criticality”...