Journal articles: 'Mindfulness strategies'

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Park, Chan W., and Mary Edel Holtschneider. "Strategies for Teaching Mindfulness Using Simulation." Journal for Nurses in Professional Development 34, no. 5 (2018): 288–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nnd.0000000000000474.

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Garzon, Fernando, Andres Benitez-DeVilbiss, Vera Turbessi, Yaa Tiwaa Offei Darko, Nelsie Berberena, Ashley Jens, Kaitlin Wray, et al. "Christian Accommodative Mindfulness: Definition, Current Research, and Group Protocol." Religions 13, no. 1 (January 11, 2022): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel13010063.

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More clinicians are using mindfulness-based therapeutic strategies; however, Evangelical Christian clients sometimes worry about the Buddhist origins of these treatments. Christian accommodative mindfulness (CAM) attempts to address these concerns with culturally sensitive adaptations to mindfulness methods. We present a definition of CAM and propose some worldview adjustments to typical mindfulness constructs when working with these clients. The empirical research on Christian-derived meditation strategies and Christian-adapted mindfulness strategies will then be reviewed. We introduce a four-session group CAM protocol currently being researched that focuses on scripture meditation, breath meditation, body awareness, and loving-kindness meditation. Sample scripts are included.

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Varona, Dana Arbaugh. "The Mindful Music Educator: Strategies for Reducing Stress and Increasing Well-Being." Music Educators Journal 105, no. 2 (December 2018): 64–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0027432118804035.

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How can we help music educators who struggle with high levels of occupational stress and burnout? Decades of medical research suggest that mindfulness-based interventions can increase well-being and reduce stress. This article provides an overview of mindfulness practice and a series of mindfulness-based strategies to help music educators manage occupational stress and avoid burnout. With practice, music educators can become more aware of the factors contributing to their well-being and use mindfulness-based strategies to manage symptoms of burnout.

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Burke, Meghan M., Neilson Chan, and Cameron L. Neece. "Parent Perspectives of Applying Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Strategies to Special Education." Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 55, no. 3 (June 1, 2017): 167–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-55.3.167.

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Abstract Parents of children with (versus without) intellectual and developmental disabilities report greater stress; such stress may be exacerbated by dissatisfaction with school services, poor parent-school partnerships, and the need for parent advocacy. Increasingly, mindfulness interventions have been used to reduce parent stress. However, it is unclear whether parents apply mindfulness strategies during the special education process to reduce school-related stress. To investigate whether mindfulness may reduce school-related stress, interviews were conducted with 26 parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who completed a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention. Participants were asked about their stress during meetings with the school, use of mindfulness strategies in communicating with the school, and the impact of such strategies. The majority of parent participants reported: special education meetings were stressful; they used mindfulness strategies during IEP meetings; and such strategies affected parents' perceptions of improvements in personal well-being, advocacy, family-school relationships, and access to services for their children. Implications for future research, policy, and practice are discussed.

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Wong, Bernice Y. L. "Instructional Parameters Promoting Transfer of Learned Strategies in Students with Learning Disabilities." Learning Disability Quarterly 17, no. 2 (May 1994): 110–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1511181.

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This article addresses the problem of facilitating student transfer of learned strategies, presenting what may be two essential instructional parameters: (a) mediated mindfulness during strategy learning and at transfer (b) and transfer-promoting instruction. Mediated mindfulness integrates two concepts: Feuerstein's concept of mediated learning and Salomon and Globerson's concept of mindfulness. The notion of transfer-promoting instruction originates from Larkin. The author explicates how inculcating mediated mindfulness in students with learning disabilities and engineering transfer-promoting instruction is likely to enhance strategy transfer in these students.

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Daneshnia, Faride, Kobra Hajalizadeh, and Sedigheh Abedini. "The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Self-care Education and Stress Reduction Therapy on Pain Management Strategies in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis." Hormozgan Medical Journal 25, no. 4 (December 29, 2021): 160–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2021.22.

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Background: Development of psychological skills can be used to improve physical illnesses. Pain management strategies are one of the most important psychological skills and strategies that can help improve the disease. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of self-care education and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on pain management strategies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: The statistical population of the study included patients with RA referred to rheumatology centers in Isfahan, from which 30 people were selected as a sample. In the study, the effect of two interventions of self-care education and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on coping strategies was evaluated and compared. Results: The results showed that self-care training could have a significant effect on coping strategies (P=0.001). Mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy also had a significant effect on coping strategies (P=0.005) and comparing the effectiveness of two interventions showed that self-care training was significantly more effective than mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on coping strategies in patients with RA. Conclusion: Self-care training was more effective than mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on coping strategies, and in general, both interventions were able to improve coping strategies in patients.

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Kee, Ying Hwa, Nikos N. L. D. Chatzisarantis, Pui Wah Kong, Jia Yi Chow, and Lung Hung Chen. "Mindfulness, Movement Control, and Attentional Focus Strategies: Effects of Mindfulness on a Postural Balance Task." Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 34, no. 5 (October 2012): 561–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.34.5.561.

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We examined whether the momentary induction of state mindfulness benefited subsequent balance performance, taking into consideration the effects of dispositional mindfulness. We also tested whether our mindfulness induction, grounded in sustaining moment-to-moment attention, influenced the attentional focus strategies that were adopted by the participants during the balancing task. Balance performance was ascertained based on approximate entropy (ApEn) of the center of pressure (COP) data. The study involved 32 males (age: M = 22.8, SD = 1.94) who were randomly assigned to the mindfulness or control group. Using difference in pretest to posttest performance based on the medio-lateral movements as the dependent variable, the test for interaction showed that the mindfulness induction was more effective for participants with higher dispositional mindfulness. Participants who underwent mindfulness induction also reported greater use of external focus strategies than those in the control group. Results suggest that momentary mindful attention could benefit balance performance and affect the use of attentional focus strategies during movement control.

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Mitsea, Eleni, Athanasios Drigas, and Charalampos Skianis. "Mindfulness Strategies for Metacognitive Skills Training in Special Education: The Role of Virtual Reality." Technium Social Sciences Journal 35 (September 9, 2022): 232–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v35i1.7275.

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The purpose of the current review study is to provide representative evidence regarding the effectiveness of mindfulness training strategies on the development of metacognitive skills for people with special education needs. In addition, we explore the role of virtual reality in the efficacy of mindfulness interventions among people with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disabilities, and behavioral disorders. In addition, we present innovative mindfulness training strategies, appropriate for metacognitive skills training in special education. Finally, we seek the features that possibly make virtual reality a fertile ground for the implementation of mindfulness training. The results showed that mindfulness training improves the metacognitive skills needed for the inclusion of people with disabilities. Virtual reality constitutes an effective assistive technology that can facilitate mindfulness training in various contexts, accelerating positive outcomes in mental and physical health, academic performance, and well-being.

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Drigas, Athanasios, and Eleni Mitsea. "A Metacognition Based 8 Pillars Mindfulness Model and Training Strategies." International Journal of Recent Contributions from Engineering, Science & IT (iJES) 8, no. 4 (December 18, 2020): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijes.v8i4.17419.

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Oxidative stress, mental and mood disorders, premature ageing, cognitive impairments, learning disabilities are just some of the emerging threats of the 21st century. The next generation of educators, students, business leaders, employees, therapists, and parents are required to adapt in the era of rapid change and climate change developing new skills as well as adopting daily sustainable habits. An increasing number of studies are revealing the positive effects of mindfulness training in all dimensions of human existence bodily, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Nevertheless, there is a research gap regarding the pillars of mindfulness. The present work proposes a mindfulness model based on the potential principles and the mechanisms of metacognition. Adopting a holistic self-development view, we present the fundamental pillars of mindfulness as well as their underlying operations. Each pillar is framed by a number of techniques that help us to cultivate certain metacognitive abilities and qualities, leading us gradually to the higher levels of self-organization, intelligence and consciousness. We highlight the positive effects of mindfulness training on anti-ageing, stress reduction, neuroplasticity, brain rewiring, hormonal homeostasis.

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Harvey Knowles, Jacquelyn, Valerie Manusov, and John Crowley. "Minding Your Matters: Predicting Satisfaction, Commitment, and Conflict Strategies From Trait Mindfulness." Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships 9, no. 1 (June 30, 2015): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v9i1.168.

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This exploratory study sought to uncover whether trait mindfulness, an individual’s aptitude for focusing on the present moment while refraining from passing negative judgments or processing external cues in a habitual manner, is predictive of more constructive and less destructive approaches to relational conflict. In addition, we looked at its predictive role in relational satisfaction and commitment. Ninety-one participants completed self-report measures on trait mindfulness, relational satisfaction, commitment, and conflict strategies. Results revealed that aspects of mindfulness predict the type of conflict strategy in which people reportedly engage. Mindfulness subscales were also related positively to satisfaction and commitment. In concluding, we discuss limitations and potential avenues for future inquiry in this area.

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Phang, Cheng-Kar, and Tian Po S. Oei. "From Mindfulness to Meta-mindfulness: Further Integration of Meta-mindfulness Concept and Strategies into Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy." Mindfulness 3, no. 2 (January 10, 2012): 104–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-011-0084-z.

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Holtschneider, Mary Edel, and Chan W. Park. "A Tool for Teaching Six Mindfulness Strategies." Journal for Nurses in Professional Development 34, no. 4 (2018): 233–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nnd.0000000000000468.

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Kerr, Nicholas. "Mindfulness Self-Care Strategies for Clinicians #316." Journal of Palliative Medicine 19, no. 11 (November 2016): 1226–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2016.0207.

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Ndubisi, Nelson Oly, Arne Nygaard, and Celine Capel. "Mindfulness‐based business strategies and the environment." Business Strategy and the Environment 28, no. 3 (January 10, 2019): 433–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.2218.

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Umar, Setiadi, and Gibson N. Chunwe. "Advancing environmental productivity: Organizational mindfulness and strategies." Business Strategy and the Environment 28, no. 3 (January 24, 2019): 447–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.2220.

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Gliske, Kate, Adeya Richmond, Tegan Smischney, and Lynne M. Borden. "Mindfulness Strategies: Supporting Military Parents During Reintegration." Mindfulness 10, no. 9 (April 30, 2019): 1721–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01156-0.

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Womack, Veronica Y., and Lloyd R. Sloan. "The Association of Mindfulness and Racial Socialization Messages on Approach-Oriented Coping Strategies Among African Americans." Journal of Black Studies 48, no. 4 (March 10, 2017): 408–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021934717696789.

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This study investigated the association of mindfulness and racial socialization messages on approach-oriented coping strategies among African Americans. Three hundred African American college students completed measures of mindfulness, racial socialization, and coping strategy preference. The results revealed that a higher degree of mindfulness and culturally based racial socialization messages are positively associated with both planning and active coping strategies. The study also found that mindful observation was positively related to all of the minority and culturally based racial socialization messages. This research has discovered that racial socialization messages are related to mindfulness, suggesting that these two metacognitive self-regulatory strategies promote adaptive coping strategy selection and potentially buffer the negative consequences of stressors for African Americans. Stress-reduction programs that promote “cultural pride and reinforcement” as well as mindfulness techniques may be ideal for African Americans grappling with race-related stressors.

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Ataşalar, Jale, and Aikaterini Michou. "Coping and Mindfulness." Journal of Media Psychology 31, no. 2 (April 2019): 110–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000230.

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Abstract. Problematic Internet use (PIU) has been posited as the negative outcome of unmet psychological needs in real life. The present study, relying on the cognitive-behavioral model of PIU ( Brand, Young, & Laier, 2014 ; Davis, 2001 ) and self-determination theory ( Deci & Ryan, 2000 ), investigated the extent to which coping strategies in aversive situations and mindfulness during Internet use serve as mediating mechanisms in the relation between need satisfaction and generalized PIU (GPIU; dependency on multiple functions of the Internet). Path analysis on a sample of 165 Turkish early adolescents ( Mage = 12.88, SD = .83; 49.1% females) found that need satisfaction was negatively related to PIU via low avoidant coping and high mindfulness in Internet engagement. The findings support the pathways from disadvantageous social context to GPIU suggested by Brand and colleagues’ (2014) model of GPIU and additionally show that next to avoidant coping, online mindfulness, an indicator of loss of cognitive control, can be a proximal correlate of GPIU. Interventions for adolescents’ harmonious Internet use could focus, among others, on adolescents’ need satisfaction, awareness of coping strategies, and development of online mindfulness.

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Carsley, Dana, Isabel Sadowski, Nancy Heath, Richard Montoro, and Stella Miller. "Acceptability and perceived effectiveness of a single-session mindfulness intervention for medical residents." Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal 21, no. 3 (December 1, 2020): 15–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/fohpe.v21i3.399.

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Introduction: Medical residents report high levels of stress, with many work-related demands contributing to their experience of heightened stress. Mindfulness training has been suggested as a beneficial strategy for stress management with residents; however, many mindfulness programs are time-consuming, and compliance with conventional mindfulness training programs becomes challenging given the intense, competing time commitments of residency. The present study sought to evaluate the acceptability and perceived effectiveness of a single-session, mindfulness-based stress management workshop for medical residents.Methods: Residents (n = 142) from family medicine, internal medicine and general surgical residency programs participated in a 1.5-hour mindfulness workshop in 2016 and completed: a measure of workshop satisfaction immediately post-workshop; a measure of adherence to suggested strategies 4–6 weeks post-workshop; and measures of stress, mindfulness and positive and negative affect immediately post-workshop and 4–6 weeks post-workshop.Results: Results revealed high levels of satisfaction with the workshop. Participants who used the recommended strategies over the 4 to 6-week post-workshop period reported significant increases in mindfulness and significant decreases in stress at follow-up.Conclusions: Results suggest single-session mindfulness training can be beneficial for residents who use the strategies effectively; however, ensuring strategy use following training is challenging. Future research is needed to investigate facilitators and barriers to strategy use.

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Song, YoungMi, and WanSuk Gim. "The effects of mindfulness on burnout." Korean Journal of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 32, no. 2 (May 31, 2019): 135–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.24230/kjiop.v32i2.135-162.

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The purpose of this study is to test how emotional labor is affected by the tow emotional labor strategies for burnout. To do this, the parallel mediating effects of surface acting and deep acting are verified in relation to mindfulness and burnout on survey data of 235 care-givers. The result shows that not only direct effects of mindfulness reducing burnout, but also indirect effects through differential mediation to increase deep acting and reduce surface acting. While mindfulness is reducing the burnout, the decrease in surface acting is found to have a greater effect than the increase in deep acting. In addition, we examine the relative influence of attention and attitude factors of mindfulness on the emotional labor strategies and burnout, and discuss the proposal for mindfulness meditation training and future research directions.

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Lau, Mark A., and Shelley F. McMain. "Integrating Mindfulness Meditation with Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies: The Challenge of Combining Acceptance- and Change-Based Strategies." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 50, no. 13 (November 2005): 863–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674370505001310.

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Recent innovations in psychological treatments have integrated mindfulness meditation techniques with traditional cognitive and behavioural therapies, challenging traditional cognitive and behavioural therapists to integrate acceptance- and change-based strategies. This article details how 2 treatments, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy, have met this challenge. We review the integration rationale underlying the 2 treatments, how the treatments combine strategies from each modality to accomplish treatment goals, implications for therapist training, and treatment effectiveness. In addition, we discuss the challenges of assessing the benefits of incorporating acceptance-based strategies. Both therapies have integrated acceptance-based mindfulness approaches with change-based cognitive and behavioural therapies to create efficacious treatments.

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Forster, Christopher. "Could mindfulness activity improve occupational health in UK paramedics?" Journal of Paramedic Practice 12, no. 5 (May 2, 2020): 186–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/jpar.2020.12.5.186.

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Emerging research is supporting the implementation of mindfulness-based strategies for NHS staff. It has been shown that, by spending 10 minutes daily on the activity, health professionals can improve their emotional and cognitive functioning, while reducing work-related rumination. Through an exploratory multi-methods approach, this study sets out to quantify the occupational health levels of paramedics, and establish their appreciation of both their employer's health and wellbeing policy and mindfulness as a concept, for the overall purpose of gaining a qualitative insight into whether mindfulness activity could improve occupational health. Paramedics reported high levels of occupational stress, coupled with minimal levels of knowledge or experience of mindfulness as a health-promoting concept. Structured application of mindfulness strategies within prehospital care may promote a range of health benefits for paramedics, lead to improved organisational efficiency for trusts and support positive outcomes for patients.

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Oeij, Peter R. A., Gerben Hulsegge, Paul Preenen, Guy Somers, and Menno Vos. "Firm Strategies and Managerial Choices to Improve Employee Innovation Adoption in the Logistics Industry." Journal of Innovation Management 10, no. 1 (May 13, 2022): 76–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.24840/2183-0606_010.001_0005.

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This study analyses the mediating role of organisational mindfulness and employee involvement in the relationships between competition strategy and supportive leadership and employee innovation adoption. To investigate this, a unique sample of 116 managers or owners of Dutch logistics companies completed a survey on innovation within their companies and the adoption of innovation by their employees. Results show that a firm’s competition strategy that values quality and not only costs, and the presence of organisational mindfulness, a firm’s cultural characteristic that makes employees alert to solve issues and improve effective cooperation, is positively related to employee innovation adoption. Moreover, the presence of supportive leadership has both a direct relation with employee innovation adoption, and an indirect one, namely mediated by organisational mindfulness. From the perspective that organisations must better adopt innovations to deal with continuous change, this study emphasizes the need to take into account the impact of the organisational characteristics of competition strategy and supportive leadership, and the organisational cultural characteristic of organisational mindfulness, along with the space that every organisation should utilize to make their own future strategic choices.

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Joseph, Rachel, Amelia Wellings, and Grace Votta. "Mindfulness-Based Strategies: A Cost-Effective Stress Reduction Method for Parents in the NICU." Neonatal Network 38, no. 3 (May 1, 2019): 135–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.38.3.135.

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Stress in parents who have an infant in the NICU is well documented in literature. Prematurity and related comorbid conditions, high-tech NICU environments, presence of multidisciplinary health care professionals, altered parenting roles, and concerns of health outcomes in the infant are common stress factors. Further, inadequate management of stress can result in poor parent–infant bonding, poor infant outcome, and postpartum depression in parents. Effective stress management strategies may help parents adapt to their parental role thereby improving infant outcomes. Research has shown mindfulness-based strategies help reduce stress in the general population. Can this strategy be applied in the context of parents of infants in the NICU? Literature is scant on the impact of mindfulness-based strategies on parents of infants in the NICU and on the infant's health outcomes. This article explores the application of mindfulness-based strategies to reduce stress in parents of infants in the NICU.

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Valipoor, Shabboo, and Sheila J. Bosch. "In the Moment: Fostering Mindfulness and Reducing Stressors in the Healthcare Workplace." HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal 14, no. 3 (February 4, 2021): 386–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1937586720988243.

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While healthcare design research has primarily focused on patient outcomes, there is a growing recognition that environmental interventions could do more by promoting the overall quality of care, and this requires expanding the focus to the health and well-being of those who deliver care to patients. Healthcare professionals are under high levels of stress, leading to burnout, job dissatisfaction, and poor patient care. Among other tools, mindfulness is recommended as a way of decreasing stress and helping workers function at higher levels. This article aims to identify potential environmental strategies for reducing work-related stressors and facilitating mindfulness in healthcare settings. By examining existing evidence on workplace mindfulness and stress-reducing design strategies, we highlight the power of the physical environment in not only alleviating stressful conditions but intentionally encouraging a mindful perspective. Strategies like minimizing distractions or avoiding overstimulation in the healthcare environment can be more effective if implemented along with the provision of designated spaces for mindfulness-based programs. Future research may explore optimal methods and hospital workers’ preferences for environments that support mindfulness and stress management. The long-term goal of all these efforts is to enhance healthcare professionals’ well-being, reignite their professional enthusiasm, and help them be resilient in times of stress.

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Sheinman, Nimrod, Linor L. Hadar, Dalit Gafni, and Michael Milman. "Preliminary Investigation of Whole-School Mindfulness in Education Programs and Children’s Mindfulness-Based Coping Strategies." Journal of Child and Family Studies 27, no. 10 (June 18, 2018): 3316–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1156-7.

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Hernandez, Laura M., David W. Wetter, Santosh Kumar, Steven K. Sutton, and Christine Vinci. "Smoking Cessation Using Wearable Sensors: Protocol for a Microrandomized Trial." JMIR Research Protocols 10, no. 2 (February 24, 2021): e22877. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22877.

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Background Cigarette smoking has numerous health consequences and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Mindfulness has the ability to enhance resilience to stressors and can strengthen an individual’s ability to deal with discomfort, which may be particularly useful when managing withdrawal and craving to smoke. Objective This study aims to evaluate feasibility results from an intervention that provides real-time, real-world mindfulness strategies to a sample of racially and ethnically diverse smokers making a quit attempt. Methods This study uses a microrandomized trial design to deliver mindfulness-based strategies in real time to individuals attempting to quit smoking. Data will be collected via wearable sensors, a study smartphone, and questionnaires filled out during the in-person study visits. Results Recruitment is complete, and data management is ongoing. Conclusions The data collected during this feasibility trial will provide preliminary findings about whether mindfulness strategies delivered in real time are a useful quit smoking aid that warrants additional investigation. Trial Registration Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03404596; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03404596 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/22877

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Crowder, Sylvia L., Rachel Sauls, Laura Redwine, Michael Nieder, Omar Albanyan, Hassaan Yasin, Farhad Khimani, and Marilyn Stern. "Mindfulness in Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT): A Qualitative Study." Cancers 14, no. 11 (June 2, 2022): 2760. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14112760.

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Previous adolescent and young adult (AYA) research suggests patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) experience severe physiological stress. The goal of this study was to identify unmet needs, interests, and preferences for mindfulness to inform the development of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention. Semi-structured interviews were conducted at three time points: prior to (n = 20), immediately after (n = 13), and three months post HSCT (n = 16) in the same AYA patients. Interviews assessed stress reduction strategies used, interest in mindfulness, and current quality of life. Three major thematic categories emerged from interview data across all time points: Concerns, Coping Strategies, and Mindfulness Activities. Prior to HSCT, two additional themes emerged including: Hope for the Future and Getting the Body Moving-Physical Activity. Most participants were not familiar with the term “mindfulness” prior to HSCT; but after being provided the definition of mindfulness, participants expressed interest in an online mindfulness-based intervention (e.g., ZOOM), stating: “I think it’s necessary” and “It would definitely be useful”. Participants suggested an intervention immediately following HSCT may decrease isolation concerns stating: “[in the hospital] You kind of feel like a hamster in a cage” and “you obviously have a lot of time to just be sitting by yourself in a hospital room”. The results suggest that a mindfulness-based online intervention is of interest to AYA HSCT patients and may be beneficial in decreasing physiological stress and improving quality of life.

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Winter, Natalie, Lahiru Russell, Anna Ugalde, Victoria White, and Patricia Livingston. "Engagement Strategies to Improve Adherence and Retention in Web-Based Mindfulness Programs: Systematic Review." Journal of Medical Internet Research 24, no. 1 (January 12, 2022): e30026. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/30026.

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Background Web-based mindfulness programs may be beneficial in improving the well-being outcomes of those living with chronic illnesses. Adherence to programs is a key indicator in improving outcomes; however, with the digitization of programs, it is necessary to enhance engagement and encourage people to return to digital health platforms. More information is needed on how engagement strategies have been used in web-based mindfulness programs to encourage adherence. Objective The aim of this study is to develop a list of engagement strategies for web-based mindfulness programs and evaluate the impact of engagement strategies on adherence. Methods A narrative systematic review was conducted across the MEDLINE Complete, CINAHL Complete, APA PsycINFO, and Embase databases and followed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) guidelines. Articles were screened using the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome framework. Adults aged >18 years with chronic health conditions were included in the study. Mindfulness interventions, including those in combination with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, delivered on the web through the internet or smartphone technology were included. Interventions lasted at least 2 weeks. Studies with a randomized controlled trial design or a pilot randomized controlled trial design were included. Engagement strategies, including web-based program features and facilitator-led strategies, adherence, and retention, were included. Results A total of 1265 articles were screened, of which 19 were relevant and were included in the review. On average, 70.98% (2258/3181) of the study participants were women with a mean age of 46 (SD 13) years. Most commonly, mindfulness programs were delivered to people living with mental health conditions (8/19, 42%). Of the 19 studies, 8 (42%) used only program features to encourage adherence, 5 (26%) used facilitator-led strategies, and 6 (32%) used a combination of the two. Encouraging program adherence was the most common engagement strategy used, which was used in 77% (10/13) of the facilitator-led studies and 57% (8/14) of the program feature studies. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the studies provided a definition of adherence, which varied between 50% and 100% completion across studies. The overall mean participant compliance to the mindfulness programs was 56% (SD 15%). Most studies (10/19, 53%) had a long-term follow-up, with the most common follow-up period being 12 weeks after intervention (3/10, 30%). After the intervention, the mean retention was 78% (SD 15%). Conclusions Engagement strategies in web-based mindfulness programs comprise reminders to use the program. Other features may be suitable for encouraging adherence to interventions, and a facilitator-led component may result in higher retention. There is variance in the way adherence is measured, and intervention lengths and follow-up periods are inconsistent. More thorough reporting and a standardized framework for measuring adherence are needed to more accurately assess adherence and engagement strategies.

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Hamilton, Nancy A., Heather Kitzman, and Stephanie Guyotte. "Enhancing Health and Emotion: Mindfulness as a Missing Link Between Cognitive Therapy and Positive Psychology." Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy 20, no. 2 (June 2006): 123–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/jcop.20.2.123.

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Mindfulness meditation is an increasingly popular intervention for the treatment of physical illnesses and psychological difficulties. Using intervention strategies with mechanisms familiar to cognitive behavioral therapists, the principles and practice of mindfulness meditation offer promise for promoting many of the most basic elements of positive psychology. It is proposed that mindfulness meditation promotes positive adjustment by strengthening metacognitive skills and by changing schemas related to emotion, health, and illness. Additionally, the benefits of yoga as a mindfulness practice are explored. Even though much empirical work is needed to determine the parameters of mindfulness meditation’s benefits, and the mechanisms by which it may achieve these benefits, theory and data thus far clearly suggest the promise of mindfulness as a link between positive psychology and cognitive behavioral therapies.

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R. Roswati, A., M. Noor Rohana, I. Radhiah, C. A. Nurul Ain, Z. Rosdi, and M. Roslina. "Enhancing the Quality of Tourism Communication: The Effec-tiveness of Inquiry Strategies in Intercultural Contexts." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 4.34 (December 13, 2018): 407. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.34.26895.

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Inquiry is one of the activities that take place during conversation throughout our daily lives. It has been said that the knowledge that is obtained by an individual start by asking questions. Furthermore, inquiry is identified as an effective communication strategy which is able to influence learning and which is also able to deliver the content of learning. This leads to an increased level of achievement by a learner. However, in reality, a strategy of inquiry does not only focus on the context of communication learning but it also plays an important role in other domains of social communication. Thus, this paper discusses the aspect of mindfulness which outlines the strategy of inquiry to increase the effectiveness of communication between a tour guide and the targeted tourists in the tourism industry during tour visits. The mindfulness aspect of this research is based on the Cross-Cultural Mindfulness Model. It is important to emphasise the mindfulness aspect of inquiry strategies, so that any cross cultural communication will not create conflicts or cultural contradictions. Furthermore, it can assist in smoothing a tour session while increasing the quality of communication in tourism.

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Sikorski, Jonathon, and Olivia Hernandez-Gonzalez. "Mindful Adaptations for Young Patients and Adults with Mild Cognitive Disabilities." Biofeedback 47, no. 3 (November 1, 2019): 58–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5298/1081-5937-47.3.01.

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Young patients often encounter behavioral and communication challenges when interacting with adults. Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience similar difficulties. There is a need to develop strategies that teach young patients and adults with intellectual disabilities practical and applicable mindfulness skills to either augment or support other behavioral or medical interventions. Biofeedback is a useful tool to teach these populations ways to increase their internal awareness of how emotions influence physiological sensations, while mindfulness helps them to focus on the present moment to control their emotions. This article presents the cases of Max and Robin to illustrate how mindfulness and biofeedback interventions can be adapted for younger patients and adults with ID in clinical settings. Clinicians used tangible visuals and overemphasized gestures to facilitate the understanding of our patients. Following these strategies, patients were able to understand changes in their physiological and emotional responses using biofeedback and mindfulness.

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Yusainy, Cleoputri, Ratri Nurwanti, Ignatius Ryan Jeffri Dharmawan, Riska Andari, Maria Ulfatul Mahmudah, Rizki Restuning Tiyas, Baiq Hanny Muthia Husnaini, and Calvin Octavianus Anggono. "MINDFULNESS SEBAGAI STRATEGI REGULASI EMOSI." Jurnal Psikologi 17, no. 2 (January 16, 2019): 174. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jp.17.2.174-188.

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Research on emotional regulation has been dominated by a hedonist perspective, which argued that the existence of positive affects and the absence of negative affects is an indicator of optimal human functioning. Meeting hedonic needs, however, is not the only goal of emotional regulation. Emotional regulation can also facilitate the integrity of the personality-oriented function as a whole. Mindfulness as an emotional regulation strategy is escorted by attention to all that is taking place in the present moment with an attitude of acceptance, thereby facilitating person-oriented function by bringing emotional experiences towards neutrality. The effectiveness of brief induction of mindfulness in comparison with other strategies in Gross and Thompson’s (2007) Process Model of Emotion Regulation (i.e., reappraisal, distraction, suppression) and control condition was tested in this randomized-mixed design experiment (N = 260) through self-reported ratings of affective valence for 60 positive, neutral, and negative photographs. The effectiveness of mindfulness was equivalent to positive reappraisal for positive stimulus, but lower than positive reappraisal for negative stimulus. Suppression consistently demonstrated equality of effectiveness with mindfulness, while distraction was as equally ineffective as control condition. These complex dynamics of emotional responding between mindfulness and other emotional regulation strategies requires further exploration.

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Salgó, Ella, Liliána Szeghalmi, Bettina Bajzát, Eszter Berán, and Zsolt Unoka. "Emotion regulation, mindfulness, and self-compassion among patients with borderline personality disorder, compared to healthy control subjects." PLOS ONE 16, no. 3 (March 17, 2021): e0248409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248409.

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Objectives Emotion regulation difficulties are a major characteristic of personality disorders. Our study investigated emotion regulation difficulties that are characteristic of borderline personality disorder (BPD), compared to a healthy control group. Methods Patients with BPD (N = 59) and healthy participants (N = 70) filled out four self-report questionnaires (Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, Self-Compassion Scale) that measured the presence or lack of different emotion-regulation strategies. Differences between the BPD and the healthy control group were investigated by Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) and univariate post-hoc F-test statistics. Results People suffering from BPD had statistically significantly (p<0.05) higher levels of emotional dysregulation and used more maladaptive emotion-regulation strategies, as well as lower levels of mindfulness and self-compassion compared to the HC group. Conclusion In comparison to a healthy control group, BPD patients show deficits in the following areas: mindfulness, self-compassion and adaptive emotion-regulation strategies. Based on these results, we suggest that teaching emotion-regulation, mindfulness, and self-compassion skills to patients can be crucial in the treatment of borderline personality disorder.

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Pellegrini, Marianna, Sara Carletto, Elena Scumaci, Valentina Ponzo, Luca Ostacoli, and Simona Bo. "The Use of Self-Help Strategies in Obesity Treatment. A Narrative Review Focused on Hypnosis and Mindfulness." Current Obesity Reports 10, no. 3 (May 29, 2021): 351–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13679-021-00443-z.

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Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this narrative review was to summarize the evidence evaluating the possibilities and limitations of self-hypnosis and mindfulness strategies in the treatment of obesity. Recent Findings Psychological factors, such as mood disorders and stress, can affect eating behaviors and deeply influence weight gain. Psychological approaches to weight management could increase the motivation and self-control of the patients with obesity, limiting their impulsiveness and inappropriate use of food. The cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) represents the cornerstone of obesity treatment, but complementary and self-directed psychological interventions, such as hypnosis and mindfulness, could represent additional strategies to increase the effectiveness of weight loss programs, by improving dysfunctional eating behaviors, self-motivation, and stimulus control. Summary Both hypnosis and mindfulness provide a promising therapeutic option by improving weight loss, food awareness, self-acceptance of body image, and limiting food cravings and emotional eating. Greater effectiveness occurs when hypnosis and mindfulness are associated with other psychological therapies in addition to diet and physical activity. Additional research is needed to determine whether these strategies are effective in the long term and whether they can be routinely introduced into the clinical practice.

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Llaneza, Danielle, XinQi Dong, Paul Duberstein, and Elissa Kozlov. "Qualitative Study of an mHealth Mindfulness intervention with Caregivers of Older Adults with MCI or Dementia." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 807. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2969.

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Abstract Caregivers of patients with dementia experience high levels of emotional distress. mHealth interventions have the potential to feasibly address some needs of caregivers and reduce stress. This qualitative research study of (n = 15) caregivers of patients with dementia explored caregivers’ experience using a mindfulness meditation mobile application. The qualitative interviews were guided and structured to allow participants to share their perceived benefits, drawbacks, likes, and dislikes of using mHealth strategies to manage stress and anxiety. We asked about the caregivers' experience with mindfulness before the study, use of the app, their positive/helpful and negative/unhelpful app experiences, the perceived value of the app, and potential enhancements of the app. Caregivers reported that the app was easy to use, engaging and that there were many perceived benefits. They also noted multiple barriers to using the app including time constraints and implementation of mindfulness techniques outside of direct app use. Most of the caregivers recommended using the app to increase knowledge of mindfulness and to reduce stress. Our findings support the growing body of literature on the practical use of mHealth strategies for caregivers. Future work should address the perceived barriers caregivers encounter when using mHealth strategies.

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Akhavan, Nancy, Nichole Walsh, and Janeen Goree. "Benefits of Mindfulness Professional Development for Elementary Teachers." Journal of School Administration Research and Development 6, no. 1 (May 31, 2021): 24–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jsard.v6i1.2462.

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Using an embedded quasi-experimental mixed-method approach, this exploratory study aimed to understand the benefits of mindfulness training for elementary school teachers and leaders in one rural school district. After the delivery of two 90-minute mindfulness professional developments with on-the-job practice of strategies over 2 weeks, quantitative statistical comparisons of the intervention and inactive control groups were made using survey results from the Mindfulness in Teaching Scale (Frank et al., 2016). Qualitative analyses used intervention participant journal entry responses along with one-on-one interviews. After analyses, the results suggest mindfulness training can benefit teachers, specifically in the use of intrapersonal mindfulness practices, reshaping daily interactions with students, and reducing stress.

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Ho, Yi-Hui, Cheng-Kun Wang, and Chieh-Yu Lin. "Antecedents and Consequences of Green Mindfulness: A Conceptual Model." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 11 (May 24, 2022): 6367. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116367.

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While many companies take the environmental environment as a fundamental part of their business strategies, managers are facing the challenges to explore the integration of environmental concepts and business operations. Although there are an amount of studies about environmental management in the literature, only a few of them applied the concept of mindfulness to environmental management. Mindfulness is regarded as a way of operation marked by the willingness to consider alternative perspectives, focus on the present, attention to operational detail, and interest in exploring and understanding failures. This study suggests that companies require keeping mindfulness in environmental management implementation. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the application of mindfulness theory to environmental management, and propose a conceptual model of antecedents and consequences of green mindfulness. The proposed multilevel model describes the influences of organizational and individual antecedents on green mindfulness, and the organizational and individual consequences of green mindfulness.

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Rezaei, Sajjad, and Azra Zebardast. "The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on Mindfulness, Anxiety, and Academic Procrastination in High Schoolers." Practice in Clinical Psychology 9, no. 2 (April 1, 2021): 133–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/jpcp.9.2.731.1.

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Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between mindfulness, anxiety, and procrastination in high school students. Methods: The study sample consisted of 350 high school female students in Rasht City, Iran. The study subjects responded to the Academic Procrastination Scale (APS), the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), the Cattell Anxiety Scale (CAS), and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Data analysis was performed by Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling technique in SPSS and AMOS. Bootstrap in Preacher and Hayes’ Macro program (2008) was also used to test the indirect relationships between the study variables. Results: There was a direct and significant relationship between academic procrastination, anxiety, and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (P<0.0001). There was an inverse and significant relationship between procrastination, adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and mindfulness (P<0.0001). Mediation analysis data revealed that the maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies exacerbated the effects of anxiety on academic procrastination; the indirect effect of anxiety on procrastination through adaptive strategies was significant. Conclusion: Procrastination in students could be reduced by minimizing anxiety, correcting maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and strengthening adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Anxiety may aggravate academic procrastination by generating maladaptive mechanisms.

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Kalebić Jakupčević, Katija, Ina Reić Ercegovac, and Snježana Dobrota. "MUSIC AS A TOOL FOR MOOD REGULATION: THE ROLE OF ABSORPTION VS. MINDFULNESS." Primenjena psihologija 14, no. 2 (July 20, 2021): 229–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.19090/pp.2021.2.229-248.

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The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between mindfulness, absorption in music, and emotion regulation through music in people who have different tastes in music. The research started from the assumption that absorption in music means the possibility of deep “absorption” in musical experience and thus a greater possibility of emotion regulation through music. In contrast to absorption, mindfulness as full awareness of the current moment or a state of consciousness in which attention is intentionally focused on one’s own experiences (bodily sensations, senses, thoughts, or emotions) could make it difficult to indulge in a musical experience. In order to test these assumptions, a study was conducted on 252 participants in late adolescence and young adulthood age who, in addition to using instruments designed to examine absorption in music, mindfulness, and emotion regulation through music, assessed their musical taste. The results showed a positive correlation between the preferences for different music styles and absorption in music, as well as between absorption in music and different strategies for regulating emotions through music. Mindfulness, on the other hand, proved to be negatively correlated with both absorption in music and most strategies for regulating mood through music. Conducted regression analyses showed that in addition to controlling musical taste, absorption in music is a positive predictor of all emotion regulation strategies, while mindfulness is a negative predictor of discharging negative emotions and forgetting unwanted thoughts and feelings through music.

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Di Giuseppe, Mariagrazia, Graziella Orrù, Angelo Gemignani, Rebecca Ciacchini, Mario Miniati, and Ciro Conversano. "Mindfulness and Defense Mechanisms as Explicit and Implicit Emotion Regulation Strategies against Psychological Distress during Massive Catastrophic Events." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19 (October 4, 2022): 12690. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912690.

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Emotion regulation is an important aspect of psychological functioning that influences subjective experience and moderates emotional responses throughout the lifetime. Adaptive responses to stressful life events depend on the positive interaction between explicit and implicit emotion regulation strategies, such as mindfulness and defense mechanisms. This study demonstrates how these emotion regulation strategies predict psychological health during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. A convenience sample of 6385 subjects, recruited via snowball sampling on various social media platforms, responded to an online survey assessing psychological reaction to social restrictions imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Italy. Psychological distress, post-traumatic stress symptoms, mindfulness, and defense mechanisms were assessed using SCL-90, IES-R, MAAS, and DMRS-30-SR, respectively. Higher mindfulness was significantly associated with higher overall defensive maturity and a greater use of high-adaptive defenses (p < 0.0001). Both mindfulness and defense mechanisms acted as good predictors of psychological health (R2 = 0.541) and posttraumatic symptoms (R2 = 0.332), confirming the role of emotion regulation in protecting against maladaptive responses to stressful situations.

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Belinskaya, Elena, and Malika Djuraeva. "The relationship between proactive coping with difficult life situations and the level of mindfulness: A cross-cultural analysis." Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology 11, no. 1 (2021): 48–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/spbu16.2021.103.

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The modern understanding of the processes of coping with difficult life situations, emphasizing the provision of subjective well-being as their function, raises the question of what factors ensure the final effectiveness of coping strategies. The inconsistency of the available empirical data on the relationship between personal and situational predictors as well as effective coping allows us to assume the presence of mediating variables. Their search can be centered both on the inclusion of parameters of a higher socio-cognitive level in the analysis, and on the procedural characteristics of coping, one of which is proactivity in coping. The mindfulness construct seems to meet both of these requirements. The article presents the results of the preliminary and main stages of an empirical study of the relationship between mindfulness and proactive coping strategies. During the preliminary stage, the questionnaire “scale of awareness” was adapted to correspond to the “Western” model of awareness. During the main stage, the results of the relationship of mindfulness indicators according to the “Eastern” and “Western” models with proactivity strategies in two samples (Moscow — Tashkent) were obtained, which allowed us to identify certain cultural differences. The results indicate that there are partial correlations between the indicators of the two mindfulness questionnaires, which is consistent with existing theoretical concepts and allows us to consider the two models of mindfulness as stages of a single process. It is shown that in both samples, indicators of “Western” awareness are associated with the attitude to potential difficulties as a source of positive experience and with reflection in the event of the occurrence of possible variants of behavior, cognitive assessment of one’s own resources and prediction of results, as well as with a proactivity strategy such as the search for instrumental support. Cross-cultural differences were noted on a scale corresponding to “Eastern” awareness: in the sample of Tashkent, it was associated with a strategy of proactive coping, and in the sample of Moscow — with reflexive coping. The obtained relationship between the two types of mindfulness and proactive coping strategies allows us to conclude that mindfulness has the potential of meta-cognitive function in the structure of human activity, especially in the situation of evaluating possible life difficulties.

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Pizarro-Carmona, Ana, Sofía Baena, Patricia Jiménez, and Lucía Jiménez. "Protocol for the Implementation and Evaluation of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Caregivers of Children with Mental Disorders in a Clinical Setting." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20 (October 14, 2021): 10777. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010777.

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Being a parent is complicated in typical circumstances, with a great psychological impact as well as feelings and experiences of great intensity. This impact is greater in families in vulnerable situations, such as those with children with mental health problems, receiving treatment in a clinical setting. Due to these challenges, parenting in these circumstances is often accompanied by experiences of stress. An approach that has shown evidence of effectiveness in mitigating the negative impact of stress is mindfulness-based interventions, including the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention program. The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention program is designed as a psychoeducational, instructional, multimodal, and structured program whose main objective is to provide strategies for the management, coping, and awareness of stress in order to reduce it. In this paper, a protocol for the implementation and evaluation of the original Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention program with the added positive parenting component is presented, in order to systematize the incorporation of a parenting component in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention program, analyze its effectiveness for parents whose children have mental health problems (in terms of stress, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, general health, and parental role), explore the mechanisms of change operating in this intervention as perceived by the participants, and examine the application of acquired strategies to daily life.

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Graham, Lyndsey, and Shevaun Neupert. "Proactive Coping and Mindfulness are Associated with Less Stress in Older Adults." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3276.

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Abstract We examined the consequences of both chronic and life-event stressors for older adults, as well as antecedent strategies, such as proactive coping and mindfulness, that may mitigate stress. Given the potential negative outcomes associated with stress in older adulthood, exploring strategies to reduce or mitigate the negative impact of stress may be useful in promoting well-being in adulthood. Proactive coping involves an accumulation of resources that leads to reduced or avoided stressors in the future (Aspinwall & Taylor, 1997). Mindfulness calls an individual’s attention to the present moment, or may be characterized as an open, accepting attitude (Brown & Ryan, 2003). Using data from the Mindfulness and Anticipatory Coping Everyday study (English et al., 2019; Neupert & Bellingtier, 2017), 296 older adults in the United States, aged 60-90 years (M = 64.67, SD = 4.36), participated in relevant online survey measures. Results from multiple regression analyses suggested that people high in both chronic stress and life event stress had worse health, and that people high in proactive coping and mindfulness reported less stress. Study results underscore the impact of stress on health outcomes, and provide support for the use of antecedent strategies to address negative impacts of stress.

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Singh, Nirbhay N., Giulio E. Lancioni, Robert G. Wahler, Alan S. W. Winton, and Judy Singh. "Mindfulness Approaches in Cognitive Behavior Therapy." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 36, no. 6 (November 2008): 659–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1352465808004827.

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AbstractMindfulness is the latest addition to the armamentarium of cognitive behavioral therapists. Mindfulness methods from the wisdom traditions, as well as from current psychological theories, are beginning to be used as cognitive behavioral strategies for alleviating psychological distress and for personal transformation. The use of mindfulness as a clinical tool is in its infancy, with attendant growing pains in theory, research and practice. We briefly discuss the historical context of the use of mindfulness, recent developments in theory, research and practice, and future developments. We conclude that mindfulness shows a lot of promise as a clinical treatment modality, but there are inherent pitfalls in the developing approaches.

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Kuzmin, Mikhail, Darya Tyumentseva, Maria Rashidova, Leonid Sholokhov, and Anait Marianian. "Subjective Assessment of Stress and its Relationship with Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of its Development in Obstetricians-Gynecologists against the Background of Professional Burnout." International Journal of Biomedicine 11, no. 4 (December 10, 2021): 551–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.21103/article11(4)_oa25.

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The purpose of this сase-control study was to investigate the factors of subjective assessment of stress and their relationship with neuroendocrine mechanisms of its development in obstetricians-gynecologists against the background of professional burnout. Methods and Results: A total of 96 physicians and nurses from the different clinics specializing in both obstetrics and gynecology were surveyed. The Russian versions of MBI, BDI, SF-12, FFMQ, MAAS, and Coping strategies (the Ways of Coping Checklist) were applied. Blood serum/plasma was tested on the concentration of hormones (DHEA-C and TSH), melatonin, serotonin, and dopamine. Saliva cortisol was also estimated. In the present study, 43.75% of the physicians and nurses showed a high degree of burnout, which was comparable to that among physicians and nurses in other studies. Physicians and nurses with a high degree of burnout had more expressed coping strategies like Confrontive coping, Distancing, Self-controlling, Seeking social support and Escape-avoidance. Also, they have more expressed level of depressive manifestations. We found significant correlations between some factors of subjective assessment of stress (like coping and mindfulness) and neuroendocrine biomarkers. Adaptive coping like Planful problem-solving correlated negatively with the level of melatonin, and subscales of the mindfulness questionnaire were correlated negatively with levels of some biomarkers. Thus, we concluded that coping strategies and mindfulness could theoretically contribute to a decrease in the secretion of several hormones. Conclusion: Physicians and nurses with a low degree of burnout have a greater level of mindfulness and a lower level of some maladaptive coping strategies – Confrontive coping, Distancing, Escape-avoidance. Our results focus on the predictive role of these factors of subjective assessment of stress, in particular, Confrontive coping and mindfulness, in burnout syndrome. The present data confirm that there are some psychological and physiological aspects related to stress in the medical profession.

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Thomas, Emily M., Tom P. Freeman, Patrick Poplutz, Kane Howden, Chandni Hindocha, Michael Bloomfield, and Sunjeev K. Kamboj. "Stimulating meditation: a pre-registered randomised controlled experiment combining a single dose of the cognitive enhancer, modafinil, with brief mindfulness training." Journal of Psychopharmacology 35, no. 6 (March 1, 2021): 621–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269881121991835.

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Background: Mindfulness-meditation has a variety of benefits on well-being. However, individuals with primary attentional impairments (e.g. attention deficit disorder) or attentional symptoms secondary to anxiety, depression or addiction, may be less likely to benefit, and require additional mindfulness-augmenting strategies. Aims: To determine whether a single dose of the cognitive enhancer, modafinil, acutely increases subjective and behavioural indices of mindfulness, and augments brief mindfulness training. Methods: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 (drug: placebo, modafinil) × 2 (strategy: mindfulness, relaxation control) experiment was conducted. Seventy-nine meditation-naïve participants were assigned to: placebo–relaxation, placebo–mindfulness, modafinil–relaxation or modafinil–mindfulness. Pre-drug, post-drug and post-strategy state mindfulness, affect and autonomic activity, along with post-strategy sustained attention and mind-wandering were assessed within a single lab session. After the session, participants were instructed to practice their assigned behavioural strategy daily for one week, with no further drug administration, after which, follow-up measures were taken. Results: As predicted, modafinil acutely increased state mindfulness and improved sustained attention. Differential acute strategy effects were found following mindfulness on autonomic activity but not state mindfulness. There were no strategy or drug effects on mind-wandering. However, exploratory analyses indicated that participants receiving modafinil engaged in more strategy practice across strategy conditions during follow-up. Conclusions: Modafinil acutely mimicked the effects of brief mindfulness training on state mindfulness but did not enhance the effects of this training. Limitations of the current study, and recommendations for future research examining modafinil as an adjunct to mindfulness- (or relaxation-) based treatments are discussed.

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Kheradmand, M., and S. Ghahari. "The relationship between parenting stress and parenting styles with coping strategies in adolescents: The moderating roles of emotional regulation and mindfulness." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S331. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.02.272.

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ObjectThe aim of this study was to investigate the moderating role of emotional regulation and mindfulness in the relationship between parenting stress and styles with coping strategies.MethodsThe method in this study is correlation. Statistical population consists of all adolescents in 2016, from among which 400 individuals were selected in a multi-stage cluster sampling method from different areas of Tehran and completed Adolescent Coping Scales, Parenting Stress Index, Baumrind parenting styles Inventory, emotional regulation checklist of kids and adolescents and of kids’ and adolescents’ mindfulness measurement. The data were analyzed using multivariate regression and Pearson correlation in SPSS-22.FindingThe results showed the mindfulness and emotional regulation play a moderating role in the relationship between parenting stress and coping strategies (P > 0.0001) as well as the relationship between parenting styles and coping strategies (P > 0.0001).ConclusionDespite the poor parenting stress and parenting styles, if the adolescents have emotion regulation and mindfulness skills can reduce the negative effects of inappropriate parenting.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Chen, Ming, and Rebecca Y. M. Cheung. "Testing Interdependent Self-Construal as a Moderator between Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Health among Emerging Adults." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2 (January 8, 2021): 444. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020444.

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This study examines the moderating role of interdependent self-construal between mindfulness, emotion regulation, and psychological health, with emotion regulation as a mediator. A total of 187 Chinese emerging adults completed self-reported measures, including mindfulness, cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and interdependent self-construal. Our findings indicate moderation effects of interdependent self-construal between (i) mindfulness and cognitive reappraisal, (ii) cognitive reappraisal and life satisfaction, (iii) expressive suppression and life satisfaction, and (iv) expressive suppression and depressive symptoms. Based on bootstrapping and path analyses, cognitive reappraisal mediated the relation between mindfulness and psychological health, including depressive symptoms and life satisfaction, regardless of the level of interdependent self-construal. In addition, mindfulness was not related to expressive suppression, regardless of the level of interdependent self-construal. Based on these findings, researchers and practitioners should pay attention to the differential associations between mindfulness, emotion regulation strategies, and psychological outcomes as a function of interdependent self-construal during emerging adulthood.

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Chen, Ming, and Rebecca Y. M. Cheung. "Testing Interdependent Self-Construal as a Moderator between Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Health among Emerging Adults." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2 (January 8, 2021): 444. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020444.

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This study examines the moderating role of interdependent self-construal between mindfulness, emotion regulation, and psychological health, with emotion regulation as a mediator. A total of 187 Chinese emerging adults completed self-reported measures, including mindfulness, cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and interdependent self-construal. Our findings indicate moderation effects of interdependent self-construal between (i) mindfulness and cognitive reappraisal, (ii) cognitive reappraisal and life satisfaction, (iii) expressive suppression and life satisfaction, and (iv) expressive suppression and depressive symptoms. Based on bootstrapping and path analyses, cognitive reappraisal mediated the relation between mindfulness and psychological health, including depressive symptoms and life satisfaction, regardless of the level of interdependent self-construal. In addition, mindfulness was not related to expressive suppression, regardless of the level of interdependent self-construal. Based on these findings, researchers and practitioners should pay attention to the differential associations between mindfulness, emotion regulation strategies, and psychological outcomes as a function of interdependent self-construal during emerging adulthood.

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