The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on the association between autonomic interoceptive signals and emotion regulation selection

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziv Ardi ◽  
Yulia Golland ◽  
Roni Shafir ◽  
Gal Sheppes ◽  
Nava Levit-Binnun
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

scholarly journals Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Increases Mental Wellbeing and Emotion Regulation During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Synchronous Online Intervention Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Sanilevici ◽  
Omer Reuveni ◽  
Shahar Lev-Ari ◽  
Yulia Golland ◽  
Nava Levit-Binnun
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Individual Growth ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed extreme living conditions of social distancing, which triggered negative mental health problems and created challenges in seeking mental health support. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been found to enhance wellbeing and mental health by reducing stress and anxiety and improving emotion regulation. Preliminary evidence suggests that online, synchronous MBIs may produce beneficial effects similar to face-to-face programs. However, the effectiveness of such online-MBIs to support mental health in highly stressful times, such as a global pandemic, requires further study. To this end, we investigated the effect of an online 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on aspects of mental health during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (N=92) who expressed interest in discounted online-MBSR programs were recruited for the study. The division into experimental and control groups was based on actual enrollment to the courses. Those who enrolled in a program were assigned to the experimental condition and those who decided not to enroll served as controls. Participants were assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 1-month post-intervention for levels of mindfulness, perceived stress, anxiety, emotion regulation, and intolerance of uncertainty. Differences between the groups were tested using the general linear mixed effects model (GLMM) and Individual Growth Curve Models (IGCM) in intent to treat analysis. The findings indicated that, relative to the control group, MBSR improved mindfulness abilities (p <0.001), decreased anxiety (p <0.001), and stress (p <0.001) and increased emotion regulation (p <0.001). These effects were found to persist 1 month after the end of the program, despite the increased governmental public-health restrictions due to COVID-19 at that time. The ability to tolerate uncertainty, a central characteristic of the pandemic, was not found to be affected by the program. A mediation analysis revealed that the effect of the intervention on mental health improvement was partially mediated by the improvement in emotion regulation. Overall, the findings provide positive evidence for the feasibility of an online-MBSR program to support the mental health of individuals from the general population through the mediation of emotion regulation in challenging times, such as a global pandemic.

scholarly journals Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Therapy and Emotion Regulation Training on the Distress Tolerance of Adolescent Girls with a Drug-Dependent Parent

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Najafi Chaleshtori ◽  
Alireza Heidari ◽  
Parviz Asgari ◽  
Zahra Dasht Bozorgi ◽  
Fariba Hafezi
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Distress Tolerance ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Drug Dependent

Background: The undesirable conditions resulting from addiction can be mitigated with timely diagnosis and effective interventions. Distress tolerance can be promoted in adolescents with a drug-dependent parent. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy and emotion regulation training (ERT) on the distress tolerance of adolescent girls with a drug-dependent parent in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods: This clinical trial was performed on the experimental and control groups as the pretest-posttest design with follow-up. The statistical population included all the adolescent girl students with a drug-dependent parent in Ahvaz. The sample consisted of 45 adolescents with a drug-dependent parent selected by cluster sampling. The participants were randomly divided into two experimental groups of MBSR (eight 60-min sessions) and ERT (eight 45-min sessions) and a control group (n = 15 per group). All three groups were followed up after 45 days. The research instrument was the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS), and data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance. Results: MBSR and ERT enhanced distress tolerance in adolescent girls with a drug-dependent parent (P < 0.001). The effects of the two interventions were not significantly different, and this result persisted in the follow-up stage. Conclusions: MBSR and ERT increased distress tolerance in adolescent girls with a drug-dependent parent. Therefore, these two interventions can be administered to enhance the mental health of adolescents.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention on Emotion Regulation Problems and Blood Sugar Control in Patients With Diabetes Type II

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Zahra Tavakoli ◽  
Hamid Kazemi-Zahrani
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Glycemic Control ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Reduction Treatment ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

AIM & BACKGROUND: Diabetes is one of the most prevalent and costly chronic diseases that imposes many limitations on the activities of the patient. Stress reduction treatment based on mindfulness is an intervention which is used in mind-body medicine in order to reduce mental and physical disorders in patients with chronic diseases. So, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of stress reduction treatment based on mindfulness on emotion regulation problems and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.METHODS & MATERIALS: The paper is an experimental study based on control and treatment groups with pre-test and post-test. 34 male and female patients with type 2 diabetes having at least high education, from Molasadra Clinic of Isfahan, were selected and were placed randomly in two groups of control (N=17) and treatment(N=17). Pre-test stage was done for both two groups by cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ) and also by means of Glucometer to measure glycemic of patients. The treatment group for 8 sessions of 2 hours (once a week) was placed under the training of mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention. Afterwards, the post-test was done for both groups. The obtained data using SPSS software version 20 and multivariate analysis of covariance were analyzed.FINDINGS: The findings showed that MBSR had effect on emotion regulation problems, and glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes.CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of results, MBSR can have positive impact on emotion regulation problems, and glycemic control of patients.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) increases mental wellbeing and emotion regulation during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a synchronous online intervention study. (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Sanilevici ◽  
Omer Reuveni ◽  
Shahar Lev-Ari ◽  
Yulia Golland ◽  
Nava Levit-Binnun
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

UNSTRUCTURED The COVID-19 pandemic imposed extreme living conditions of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, which not only triggered negative mental health problems, but also created challenges in seeking mental health support. Consequently, many support services and programs were forced to rapidly shift into online platforms. Mindfulness-based programs have been found to enhance wellbeing and mental health, by reducing stress and anxiety and improving emotion regulation. Preliminary evidence suggests that online, synchronous mindfulness-based programs may produce beneficial effects similar to face-to-face programs. However, the effectiveness of such online mindfulness programs to support mental health in extremely stressful times such as a global pandemic requires more study. To test the effect of an online 8-week mindfulness-based program (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, MBSR) on anxiety and stress levels, and on emotion regulation and tolerance of uncertainty abilities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals/Participants (N=92) who expressed interest in discounted online-MBSR programs were recruited to the study. Division into experimental and control groups was based on actual enrollment to the courses. Those who decided to enroll to one of the programs were assigned to the experimental condition and those who decided not to enroll served as controls. Participants were assessed pre-intervention (T1), post-intervention (T2) and one-month post-intervention (T3) for levels of mindfulness, perceived stress, anxiety, emotion regulation and intolerance of uncertainty. The study was conducted in April 2020, at the peak of the first wave of COVID-19 in Israel and ended in July at the beginning of the second wave. The findings indicate that relative to the control group, MBSR improved mindfulness abilities (p=.004), decreased anxiety (p=.021) and stress (p<.001) and increased emotion regulation (p<.001). These effects persisted even a month after the end of the program, although governmental public-health restrictions due to COVID-19 were worsened at that time. Ability to tolerate uncertainty, a central characteristic of the pandemic, was not significantly affected by the program. The interventions effect on mental health improvement was partially mediated by the improvement in emotion regulation (β = 0.24, CI = [0.054, 0.373]) Overall, our findings provide positive evidence for the feasibility of an online-MBSR program to support mental health of individuals from the general population through the mediation of emotion regulation, in challenging times such as a global pandemic.

scholarly journals Mediators for Effect of Mindfulness in Promoting Marital Satisfaction: Modeling Structural Equations in an Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Forouzeh Yekta ◽  
Hamid Yaghoubi ◽  
Soheila Ghomian ◽  
Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Marital Intimacy ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Objective: The present study evaluated the model of mediating variables concerning effectiveness of mindfulness in improving women's marital satisfaction. Method: This study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control groups. The statistical population included every married woman in Tehran in the year 1396 (2017). The research sample was composed of 60 married women with moderate marital satisfaction. They were chosen using the convenient sampling technique and were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The experimental group attended 8 sessions of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and the control group was on a waiting list. Both groups answered the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Interpersonal Reactivity Inventory (IRI), Needs for Intimacy Questionnaire of Bagarozi, Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and the Couple Satisfaction Index (CSI) before and at end of intervention. The data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using PLS-22 and SPSS-23. Results: In the initial hypothetical model, which included the direct effect of mindfulness on marital satisfaction and its indirect effects through psychological distress, emotion regulation, empathy, marital intimacy and positive emotion on marital satisfaction, coefficients of all model paths were significant at 95% level except direct path of mindfulness to marital satisfaction (t = 1.14), marital intimacy to marital satisfaction (t = 0.48) and positive affection to marital satisfaction (t = 1.75). After removing the non-significant paths, the model was tested again and the model fit index (GOF = 0.47) was a very good fit for the modified overall model. Conclusion: The results identified mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention was effective in enhancing marital satisfaction through reducing psychological distress and improving emotion regulation and empathy.

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