uO Research
September 12, 2018
Mary Clarissa Qamaniq-Mason
This narrative study of schoolteachers’ experiences of yogic meditation employs the theoretical framework of yoga. It poses the research question: How do teachers story their life experiences following their adoption of a regular meditation practice? Narrative research methods are used to reveal the participants’ own perceptions of their experiences of meditation. The narratives presented...
Scientific Reports
September 12, 2018
Benjamin Schöne, T. Gruber, Sebastian Graetz et al.
The beneficial effects of mindfulness-based therapeutic interventions have stimulated a rapidly growing body of scientific research into underlying psychological processes. Resulting evidence indicates that engaging with mindfulness meditation is associated with increased performance on a range of cognitive tasks. However, the mechanisms promoting these improvements require further...
Anxiety, Stress, and Coping
September 11, 2018
Emily M. O'Bryan, Christina M. Luberto, Kristen M. Kraemer et al.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: Affect tolerance factors, including anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty, and emotional distress tolerance, have been implicated in the exacerbation of health anxiety. Therefore, identifying methods to improve affect tolerance in health anxious populations is imperative. Despite the link between mindfulness and greater affect tolerance in...
NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship
September 11, 2018
Rebekah C. Knight
This study examines how emotion regulation (suppression and mindfulness) during stimulus encoding impacts feelings of anxiety at re-exposure. Prior research suggests that suppression is ineffective at changing negative feelings short-term, instead prolonging or exacerbating negative emotions over time. Mindfulness-based therapies, however, have been shown to reduce chronic negative affect in...
Journal of Occupational Science
September 11, 2018
Ellen Chisman, Rob Brooks
6 citations
The relationship between the concepts of being and belonging, that is how connecting with oneself (being) interacts with connecting with others (belonging), remains to be studied in detail. In addition, the processes that take place in meditation, as an occupation, remain relatively unstudied in occupational science literature. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore what the...
Journal of medical systems
September 11, 2018
A Devipriya, N Nagarajan
Meditation improves positivity in behavioral as well as psychological changes, which are brought elucidated by knowing neuro-physiological consequences of meditation. In the field of cognitive science, neuroscience and physiological research, Electroencephalogram (EEG) is extensively utilized. The primary tasks of EEG signal analysis is to identify the noisy signal as well as enormous data that...
Clinical Gerontologist
September 11, 2018
H. Hazlett-Stevens, Jonathan B. Singer, Adrienne K. Chong
ABSTRACT Objective: Many older adults cope with various chronic physical health conditions, and in some cases, with mental health and/or cognitive difficulties. Mindfulness-based interventions offer an evidence-based, mind-body complementary treatment approach for a wide range of comorbidities, yet most investigations were conducted with young or middle-aged adults. The purpose of this review...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
September 8, 2018
Hamid Mohsenabadi, Mohammad Javad Shabani, Zahra Zanjani
17 citations
Background: In recent years, application and practice of mindfulness-based interventions to reduce adolescent psychological problems are increasing. Therefore, it is necessary to design and study tools that measure mindfulness and its effects. Objectives: One of the available tools to measure mindfulness in adolescents is the mindfulness attention awareness scale for adolescents (MAAS-A). The...
International journal of adolescent medicine and health
September 8, 2018
Somboon Jarukasemthawee, Kullaya Pisitsungkagarn, Thanapol Leangsuksant et al.
Given the substantial evidence for the efficacy of secular mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for reducing psychological distress and increasing wellbeing, research attention has more recently turned to investigating the mechanisms by which this is achieved and has revealed that MBI works not only directly on reducing distress, but also indirectly through a reduction in mediating problems...
PLoS One
September 7, 2018
Anja Sollgruber, Helmar Bornemann-Cimenti, Istvan-Szilard Szilagyi et al.
74 citations
The aim of this study is to investigate different effects on pain perception among randomly assigned volunteers practicing meditation compared to a relaxation condition. The study examines whether participants of the experimental conditions (meditation versus relaxation) differ in the change of pain perception and heart rate measurement and in religious and spiritual well-being after an...