scholarly journals Attachment Security and Self-compassion Priming Increase the Likelihood that First-time Engagers in Mindfulness Meditation Will Continue with Mindfulness Training

Mindfulness ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 642-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela C. Rowe ◽  
Laura Shepstone ◽  
Katherine B. Carnelley ◽  
Kate Cavanagh ◽  
Abigail Millings
Keyword(s):  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Attachment Security ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
First Time

scholarly journals Brief online mindfulness training for medical students: a randomized control study

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-41
Author(s):  
Sarah Moore ◽  
Denese Playford ◽  
Hanh Ngo ◽  
Rita Barbour ◽  
Kirsten Auret ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Randomised Control Trial ◽  
Meditation Practice ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Study Engagement

BACKGROUNDMedical students experience high levels of stress during their training. Literature suggests that mindfulness can reduce stress and increase self-compassion levels in medical students. However, most mindfulness training programs are delivered face-to-face and require significant time commitments, which can be challenging for rurally-based students with heavy academic workloads and limited support networks. PURPOSETo evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a brief online Mindfulness training program for medical students based in rural areas, with regards to reducing stress, increasing self-compassion, mindfulness and study engagement. METHODSThis is a non-registered randomised control trial. Participants included both urban and rural medical students from UWA, University of Notre Dame and the RCSWA from 2018-2020. Participants were randomised to the intervention group, an 8-week online mindfulness training program, or the control group. Using quantitative-qualitative mixed-methods approach, we measured the frequency, duration and quality of the participants mindfulness meditation practice, and assessed changes in their perceived stress, self-compassion, mindfulness and study engagement levels. Further, the intervention group recorded a weekly reflective journal documenting their experience of the program. RESULTS114 participants were recruited to the study. 61 were randomised to the intervention, and 53 to the control. Quantitative analysis of the frequency, duration and quality of mindfulness meditation practice and changes in stress, self-compassion, mindfulness and study engagement is currently being conducted. Preliminary qualitative results reveal that participants experienced increased self-awareness, more mindfulness of their day-to-day activities, improved emotional regulation and increased productivity, while also facing difficulties with making time for their mindfulness practice. CONCLUSIONWe anticipate that this study will demonstrate that an online mindfulness training program tailored to reach rurally located medical students is feasible and effective in modifying their stress levels and psychological wellbeing. 

scholarly journals The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia Mindfulness Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Sarah Moore ◽  
Rita Barbour ◽  
Hanh Ngo ◽  
Craig Sinclair ◽  
Richard Chambers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Professional Impact

Background: Medical students experience high levels of stress during their training. Literature suggests that mindfulness can reduce stress and increase self-compassion levels in medical students. Most mindfulness training programs are delivered face-to-face and require significant time commitments, which can be difficult to achieve for rurally-based students with heavy academic workloads.Aim: We sought to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness training program delivered online to medical students at a Rural Clinical School.Methods: An 8-week online training program was delivered to third year medical students at the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia in 2016.Using quantitative-qualitative mixed-methods approach, we measured the frequency and duration of the participants’ mindfulness meditation practice, and assessed changes in their perceived stress, self-compassion and compassion levels, as well as personal and professional attitudes and behaviours.Results: 47 students were recruited to the study. 50% of participants were practising at least weekly by the end of the 8-week program, and 32% of responding students reported practising at least weekly 6 months following the intervention. There was a statistically significant reduction in participants’ perceived stress levels and a significant increase in self-compassion at 6 month follow up. Participants reported qualitative insights about the personal and professional impact of mindfulness meditation training as well as barriers to practice.

scholarly journals Determining the feasibility and effectiveness of brief online mindfulness training for rural medical students: a pilot study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Jane Moore ◽  
Rita Barbour ◽  
Hanh Ngo ◽  
Craig Sinclair ◽  
Richard Chambers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Rigorous Research

Abstract Background We sought to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness training program, delivered online to medical students at a Rural Clinical School.Methods An 8-week online training program was delivered to penultimate-year medical students at an Australian Rural Clinical School during 2016. Using a mixed methods approach, we measured the frequency and duration of participants’ mindfulness meditation practice, and assessed changes in their perceived stress, self-compassion and compassion levels, as well as personal and professional attitudes and behaviours.Results 47 participants were recruited to the study. 50% of participants were practising mindfulness meditation at least weekly by the end of the 8-week program, and 32% reported practising at least weekly 4 months following completion of the intervention. There was a statistically significant reduction in participants’ perceived stress levels and a significant increase in self-compassion at 4-month follow-up. Participants reported insights about the personal and professional impact of mindfulness meditation training as well as barriers to practice.Conclusions The results provide preliminary evidence that online training in mindfulness meditation can be associated with reduced stress and increased self-compassion in rural medical students. More rigorous research is required to establish concrete measures of feasibility of a mindfulness meditation program.

scholarly journals Determining the feasibility and effectiveness of brief online mindfulness training for rural medical students: a pilot study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Jane Moore ◽  
Rita Barbour ◽  
Hanh Ngo ◽  
Craig Sinclair ◽  
Richard Chambers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Rigorous Research

Abstract Background We sought to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness training program, delivered online to medical students at a Rural Clinical School.Methods An 8-week online training program was delivered to penultimate-year medical students at an Australian Rural Clinical School during 2016. Using a mixed methods approach, we measured the frequency and duration of participants’ mindfulness meditation practice, and assessed changes in their perceived stress, self-compassion and compassion levels, as well as personal and professional attitudes and behaviours.Results 47 participants were recruited to the study. 50% of participants were practising mindfulness meditation at least weekly by the end of the 8-week program, and 32% reported practising at least weekly 4 months following completion of the intervention. There was a statistically significant reduction in participants’ perceived stress levels and a significant increase in self-compassion at 4-month follow-up. Participants reported insights about the personal and professional impact of mindfulness meditation training as well as barriers to practice.Conclusions The results provide preliminary evidence that online training in mindfulness meditation can be associated with reduced stress and increased self-compassion in rural medical students. More rigorous research is required to establish concrete measures of feasibility of a mindfulness meditation program.

scholarly journals Mindfulness and Attention: Current State-of-Affairs and Future Considerations

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchika Prakash ◽  
Stephanie Fountain-Zargoza ◽  
Arthur F. Kramer ◽  
Shaadee Samimy ◽  
John Wegman
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Methodological Rigor ◽  
Comparison Groups

This review examines longitudinal studies of changes in attentional control following mindfulness training. A total of 56 retreat studies, feasibility studies, and randomized controlled trials were identified. Outcome measures were broadly categorized based on whether they operated primarily via top-down mechanisms, involving goal-directed modulation of attention via endogenous information, or bottom-up mechanisms, involving attentional capture via exogenous cues. Although many feasibility and retreat studies provide promising evidence supporting gains in both top-down and bottom-up attention following mindfulness training, evidence from randomized controlled trials, especially those involving active control comparison groups, is more mixed. This review calls attention to the urgent need in our field of contemplative sciences for adopting the methodological rigor necessary for establishing the efficacy of mindfulness meditation as a cognitive rehabilitation tool. Although studies including wait-list control comparisons were fruitful in providing initial feasibility data and pre-post effect sizes, there is a pressing need to employ standards that have been heavily advocated in the broader cognitive and physical training literatures. Critically, inclusion of active comparison groups and explicit attention to reduction of demand characteristics are needed to disentangle the effects of placebo from treatment. Further, detailed protocols for mindfulness and control groups and examination of theoretically guided outcome variables with established metrics for reliability and validity are key ingredients in the systematic study of mindfulness meditation. Adoption of such methodological rigor will allow for causal claims supporting mindfulness training as an efficacious treatment modality for cognitive rehabilitation and enhancement.

scholarly journals Mindfulness meditation training in an occupational setting: Effects of a 12-weeks mindfulness-based intervention on wellbeing

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Teresa Fazia ◽  
Francesco Bubbico ◽  
Giovanni Berzuini ◽  
Laura Dalla Tezza ◽  
Carolina Cortellini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Occupational Setting ◽  
Professional Outcomes

BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are known for their beneficial effects on positive and negative psychological factors. When applied in an occupational context, MBIs might help workers to cope with stress, increase their professional outcomes and wellbeing. OBJECTIVE: In this two-groups pre-post experimental design we tested the effect of our MBI, called Integral Meditation (IM), among the employers of an Italian service company by measuring positive and negative aspects of psychological wellbeing related to mindfulness and workplace functioning through eight self-report questionnaires (CORE-OM, FFMQ, WEMWBS, MAIA, PSS, PANAS, STAI-X1, SCS). METHOD: Forty-two voluntary non-clinical employers of the company, randomly assigned to the experimental or the control group, were analyzed. The experimental group underwent our IM program, which consists of 12 weekly meditation classes given after the afternoon shift, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Data was analyzed via linear mixed models. RESULTS: Statistically significant results were obtained for FFMQ observing subscale (β= 0.49, p = 0.014), WEMWBS (β= 5.31, p = 0.02), PSS (β= –3.31, p = 0.03), the whole scale of SCS (β= 0.47, p = 0.01) and self-judgment (β= 0.68, p = 0.003) and isolation (β= –0.66, p = 0.01) SCS subscales. Statistically significant results were also found in four out of eight subscales of MAIA: emotional awareness (β= 1.26, p <  0.001), self-regulation (β= 1.28, p <  0.001), body listening (β= 1.08, p <  0.001) and trusting (β= 1.1, p <  0.001). CONCLUSION: Our intervention has demonstrated to bring beneficial effects in a mindfulness subdomain, in perceived stress, self-compassion, interoception and psychological wellbeing. Based on our results, we conclude that our intervention was effective in increasing the positive aspects of wellbeing and in reducing stress.

Short-Term Training in Mindfulness Predicts Helping Behavior Toward Racial Ingroup and Outgroup Members

2021 ◽  
pp. 194855062110530
Author(s):  
Daniel R. Berry ◽  
Catherine S. J. Wall ◽  
Justin D. Tubbs ◽  
Fadel Zeidan ◽  
Kirk Warren Brown
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Trait Mindfulness ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
First Time ◽  
Momentary Assessment

A randomized controlled trial tested whether mindfulness training would increase lab-based and in vivo spontaneous helping behaviors toward racial outgroup members. First, across conditions, those scoring higher in baseline trait mindfulness showed higher levels of preintervention lab-based and ecological momentary assessment (EMA)-based helping behavior. Next, short-term (4-day) training in mindfulness, relative to a well-matched sham meditation training, increased interracial helping behavior in a lab-based simulation. Finally, among people scoring lower in a basic form of trait mindfulness at baseline—that is, with greater room for improvement—mindfulness training predicted higher postintervention in vivo helping behavior reported via EMA. However, neither training condition alone attenuated preferential helping toward racial ingroup members. These findings indicate, for the first time, that mindfulness and its training fosters helping behavior toward strangers and acquaintances regardless of their racial ingroup or outgroup status, but preferential helping of racial ingroup members remains.

A Qualitative Exploration of Division I Tennis Players Completing the Mindfulness Meditation Training for Sport 2.0 Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Cote ◽  
Amy Baltzell ◽  
Robert Diehl
Keyword(s):  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Division I ◽  
Independent Practice ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Internal States ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

The present study examined college tennis players’ experience of the 6-hr sport-tailored mindfulness- and self-compassion-based intervention Mindfulness Meditation Training for Sport 2.0 (MMTS 2.0). Nine college athletes participated in individual semistructured interviews. Interview results revealed that the athletes perceived the mindfulness and self-compassions skills as valuable tools to respond optimally to adversity through observing, accepting, and offering self-compassion toward negative internal states on and off the court. The mindfulness and self-compassion skills were described as creating enhanced ability to overcome challenges and improve focus on the court and an enhanced quality of life off the court, including self-reported well-being markers. The participants also noted several challenges in completing the program (i.e., discomfort meditating, lack of independent practice, and hectic schedule as a student-athlete). These findings provide insight into how the delivery of mindfulness and self-compassion skills in a time-limited environment helps male and female athletes combat competition distress.

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