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Psychology, Health & Medicine Jan 2020A multiple mediation structural equation model was used to test the relationship between mindfulness, deliberate rumination, intrusive rumination and post-traumatic...
A multiple mediation structural equation model was used to test the relationship between mindfulness, deliberate rumination, intrusive rumination and post-traumatic growth (PTG) among Chinese cancer patients. Data were collected from 309 cancer patients in China (61.2% male, 38.8% female), who completed questionnaires comprising the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, the Event Related Rumination Inventory and the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory. The multiple mediation structural equation model showed that deliberate rumination partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and PTG. However, the mediatory effect of intrusive rumination was not significant. Our findings indicated that deliberate rumination functions as an essential mechanism in the relationship between mindfulness and PTG. The results showed that interventions to increase mindfulness are needed in order to encourage PTG.
Topics: Adult; China; Female; Humans; Male; Mindfulness; Neoplasms; Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological; Rumination, Cognitive
PubMed: 31038362
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1612079 -
Psychological Reports Dec 2023The current research examined mindfulness and implementation planning as practices that promote interpersonal forgiveness. A unique contribution of this work includes...
The current research examined mindfulness and implementation planning as practices that promote interpersonal forgiveness. A unique contribution of this work includes the investigation of motives and techniques that might promote both self-reported and behavioral forgiveness. Young adults ( = 80; = 19.2 years) completed a task in which a standardized, interpersonal transgression occurred without the participants' knowledge. Results indicate that individuals who received training in either a mindfulness practice (i.e., mindful breathing) or implementation planning practice (i.e., developing "if-then" plan statements) reported better overall mood following the standardized transgression. Interestingly, mindful breathing appeared to be the most beneficial practice to enhance positive attitudes toward the forgiveness process and promote self-reported and behavioral forgiveness. Findings are consistent with prior research investigating the effectiveness of mindful breathing and implementation planning following an actual interpersonal transgression. Implications as well as future research directions within the context of forgiveness and relationships are discussed.
Topics: Young Adult; Humans; Forgiveness; Interpersonal Relations; Self Report; Mindfulness; Affect
PubMed: 35514084
DOI: 10.1177/00332941221100450 -
International Journal of Environmental... Dec 2018Elderly suicide is a rising concern. Despite the advent of mobile technology, there remained a gap in the evidence base as to whether smartphone applications could be... (Review)
Review
Elderly suicide is a rising concern. Despite the advent of mobile technology, there remained a gap in the evidence base as to whether smartphone applications could be used for mindfulness intervention for suicidality in Asian older adults. This paper aimed to review recent research relevant to smartphone applications that could be used in providing mindfulness interventions for suicidality to Asian older adults. The inclusion criteria for this review were papers published in peer-reviewed journals from 2008 to 2018 with the usage of specific search terms, namely, 'smartphone application', 'mobile application', and 'mindfulness', assessed against the inclusion criteria and screened by an experienced Asian clinician to be of clinical utility for mindfulness intervention for suicidality with Asian older adults. Initial search on databases yielded 236 results. A total of 35 full text papers that fit the inclusion criteria were assessed for eligibility and 10 papers were included in the current review. This review highlighted the paucity of rigorous empirically validated research into effective smartphone applications that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality with Asian older adults.
Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asia; Early Medical Intervention; Humans; Mindfulness; Mobile Applications; Smartphone; Suicide Prevention
PubMed: 30544738
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15122810 -
The American Psychologist Oct 2015Both basic science and clinical research on mindfulness, meditation, and related constructs have dramatically increased in recent years. However, interpretation of these... (Review)
Review
Both basic science and clinical research on mindfulness, meditation, and related constructs have dramatically increased in recent years. However, interpretation of these research results has been challenging. The present article addresses unique conceptual and methodological problems posed by research in this area. Included among the key topics is the role of first-person experience and how it can be best studied, the challenges posed by intervention research designs in which true double-blinding is not possible, the nature of control and comparison conditions for research that includes mindfulness or other meditation-based interventions, issues in the adequate description of mindfulness and related trainings and interventions, the question of how mindfulness can be measured, questions regarding what can and cannot be inferred from self-report measures, and considerations regarding the structure of study design and data analyses. Most of these topics are germane to both basic and clinical research studies and have important bearing on the future scientific understanding of mindfulness and meditation.
Topics: Biomedical Research; Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans; Meditation; Mindfulness; Research Design
PubMed: 26436310
DOI: 10.1037/a0039512 -
Psychological Medicine Apr 2022Mindfulness meditation has become a common method for reducing stress, stress-related psychopathology and some physical symptoms. As mindfulness programs become...
BACKGROUND
Mindfulness meditation has become a common method for reducing stress, stress-related psychopathology and some physical symptoms. As mindfulness programs become ubiquitous, concerns have been raised about their unknown potential for harm. We estimate multiple indices of harm following Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on two primary outcomes: global psychological and physical symptoms. In secondary analyses, we estimate multiple indices of harm on anxiety and depressive symptoms, discomfort in interpersonal relations, paranoid ideation and psychoticism.
METHODS
Intent-to-treat analyses with multiple imputations for missing data were used on pre- and post-test data from a large, observational dataset ( = 2155) of community health clinic MBSR classes and from MBSR ( = 156) and waitlist control ( = 118) participants from three randomized controlled trials conducted contemporaneous to community classes in the same city by the same health clinic MBSR teachers. We estimate the change in symptoms, proportion of participants with increased symptoms, proportion of participants reporting greater than a 35% increase in symptoms, and for global psychological symptoms, clinically significant harm.
RESULTS
We find no evidence that MBSR leads to higher rates of harm relative to waitlist control on any primary or secondary outcome. On many indices of harm across multiple outcomes, community MBSR was significantly preventative of harm.
CONCLUSIONS
Engagement in MBSR is not predictive of increased rates of harm relative to no treatment. Rather, MBSR may be protective against multiple indices of harm. Research characterizing the relatively small proportion of MBSR participants that experience harm remains important.
Topics: Humans; Stress, Psychological; Mindfulness; Prevalence; Anxiety; Depression; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 32807249
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291720002834 -
Personality and Mental Health Nov 2023Resilience is a positive psychological resource that promotes health. Trait mindfulness was found to be related to resilience. However, previous studies on this... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis
Resilience is a positive psychological resource that promotes health. Trait mindfulness was found to be related to resilience. However, previous studies on this relationship have shown contradictory results. The current meta-analysis explored the relationship between trait mindfulness and resilience based on a three-level random-effects meta-analysis model. A significant and positive relationship between trait mindfulness and resilience (r = 0.385; p < 0.0001) was revealed by analyzing 197 effect sizes from 103 studies. Furthermore, the subsequent moderator analysis found that the facet of mindfulness (e.g., awareness, nonjudging) (F = 6.181; p < 0.001), measurement of mindfulness (e.g., the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale) (F = 4.758; p < 0.001), aspect of resilience (e.g., family resilience) (F = 3.455; p < 0.05), measurement of resilience (e.g., the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale) (F = 2.256; p < 0.05), and age (F = 4.588; p < 0.05) acted as significant moderators. Overall, this study confirmed the positive relationship between trait mindfulness and resilience, suggesting that people with higher levels of trait mindfulness were more likely to have higher levels of resilience. The current findings provided insightful information for interventions targeted at improving resilience.
Topics: Humans; Mindfulness; Family Health; Resilience, Psychological; Attention
PubMed: 36958861
DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1581 -
Behaviour Research and Therapy Aug 2017Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) emphasize the importance of mindfulness practice at home as an integral part of... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis Review
Home practice in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of participants' mindfulness practice and its association with outcomes.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) emphasize the importance of mindfulness practice at home as an integral part of the program. However, the extent to which participants complete their assigned practice is not yet clear, nor is it clear whether this practice is associated with positive outcomes. For this systematic review and meta-analysis, searches were performed using Scopus and PubMed for studies published through to the end of 2015, reporting on formal home practice of mindfulness by MBSR or MBCT participants. Across 43 studies (N = 1427), the pooled estimate for participants' home practice was 64% of the assigned amount, equating to about 30 minutes per day, six days per week [95% CI 60-69%]. There was substantial heterogeneity associated with this estimate. Across 28 studies (N = 898), there was a small but significant association between participants' self-reported home practice and intervention outcomes (r = 0·26, 95% CI 0·19,-0·34). MBSR and MBCT participants report completing substantial formal mindfulness practice at home over the eight-week intervention, albeit less than assigned amounts. There is a small but significant association between the extent of formal practice and positive intervention outcomes for a wide range of participants.
Topics: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Humans; Meditation; Mindfulness; Stress, Psychological; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 28527330
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.004 -
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews Oct 2023This review provides an overview of the most prominent neurocognitive effects of cognitive bias modification (CBM), cue-exposure therapy and mindfulness interventions... (Review)
Review
This review provides an overview of the most prominent neurocognitive effects of cognitive bias modification (CBM), cue-exposure therapy and mindfulness interventions for targeting addictive responses. It highlights the key insights that have stemmed from cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging research and combines these with insights from behavioural science in building a conceptual model integrating mindfulness with response-focused CBM or cue-exposure interventions. This furthers our understanding of whether and how mindfulness strategies may i) facilitate or add to the induced response-focused effects decreasing cue-induced craving, and ii) further weaken the link between craving and addictive responses. Specifically, awareness/monitoring may facilitate, and decentering may add to, response-focused effects. Combined awareness acceptance strategies may also diminish the craving-addiction link. The conceptual model presented in this review provides a specific theoretical framework to deepen our understanding of how mindfulness strategies and CBM or cue-exposure interventions can be combined to greatest effect. This is important in both suggesting a roadmap for future research, and for the further development of clinical interventions.
Topics: Humans; Mindfulness; Cues; Behavior, Addictive; Craving; Cognition
PubMed: 37758008
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105408 -
Burns : Journal of the International... Aug 2024
Topics: Humans; Burns; Mindfulness
PubMed: 38789336
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2024.03.027 -
Journal of Visualized Experiments : JoVE Jul 2023Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most prevalent chronic complications of diabetes. One of its crucial therapy approaches is mind-body exercise....
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most prevalent chronic complications of diabetes. One of its crucial therapy approaches is mind-body exercise. Recently, various exercise modalities, including stepping, resistance, aerobics, balance, and whole-body vibration, were investigated to construct the most suitable form of exercise for patients with DPN. The purpose of this study is to describe a standard protocol for mindfulness training combined with Tai Chi. The convenience sampling method was used to select 90 patients with DPN who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria from three communities. The three communities were randomly divided into the control group (CG), the Tai Chi group (TCG), and the mindfulness training combined with the Tai Chi group (MTCG). The CG was given routine health education guidance once a month, a total of three times. Based on the CG, the TCG practiced Tai Chi three times; the MTCG received mindfulness training combined with Tai Chi exercise a week for a total of 12 weeks. Before the intervention and 12 weeks after the intervention, the clinical symptoms, neurological function, attention awareness level, pain, and quality of life of the subjects were evaluated by Toronto Clinical Scoring System (TCSS), Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Visual analog scale (VAS), Diabetes Specificity Quality of life Scale (DSQL) and tumor necrosis factor-α. Overall, the addition of mindfulness training to Tai Chi effectively enhances the exercise effects of Tai Chi. Therefore, mindfulness training combined with Tai Chi is worthy of promotion and application.
Topics: Humans; Tai Ji; Quality of Life; Diabetic Neuropathies; Mindfulness; Exercise; Diabetes Mellitus
PubMed: 37522720
DOI: 10.3791/65421