Somatic Mindfulness Training for a Healthy Workforce: Student Pilot Sample

Abstract. The study examined the psychometric properties of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R, UK edition) in a large European sample of civil airline pilots. The NEO PI-R is a comprehensive and robust measure of personality that has been validated across cultures and contexts. Furthermore, the personality profile of the pilot sample was examined and compared to a normative sample representing the UK working population. Data from 591 pilots (95.1% male) were collected. Analyses include the internal reliability and factorial validity (precisely, Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling) to examine the measurement equivalence of the NEO PI-R with reference to UK norms ( N = 1,301). Internal reliability estimates of the NEO PI-R scores were good at the domain level, but generally weak at the facet level. The structural model in the pilot sample was congruent with the general working population sample. Furthermore, there was convincing evidence for a distinct personality profile of civil pilots, although the stability of this profile will require further validation. The NEO PI-R’s validity in the assessment of general personality in civil airline pilots is discussed, along with implications of the results for the utility of personality assessment in civil aviation contexts.

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Mindfulness training reduces stress and amygdala reactivity to fearful faces in middle-school children.

Behavioral Neuroscience ◽

10.1037/bne0000337 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 133 (6) ◽

pp. 569-585 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Clemens C. C. Bauer ◽

Camila Caballero ◽

Ethan Scherer ◽

Martin R. West ◽

Michael D. Mrazek ◽

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Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

School Children ◽

Mindfulness Training ◽

Middle School Children ◽

Fearful Faces ◽

Amygdala Reactivity

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Mindfulness Training Helps to Reduce Blood Pressure

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e513652014-002 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

I. Nyklicek ◽

P. M. C. Mommersteeg ◽

S. Van Beugen ◽

C. Ramakers ◽

G. J. Van Boxtel

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Reduce Blood Pressure ◽

Mindfulness Training

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Use of Mindfulness Training in the Treatment of PTSD for Veterans

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e517322011-272 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Barbara Niles ◽

Julie Klunk Gillis ◽

Donna Ryngala ◽

Jane A. Luterek ◽

Tracy L. Simpson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mindfulness Training

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Distinguishing The Cognitive Processes Of Mindfulness: Developing A Standardised Mindfulness Technique For Use In Longitudinal Randomised Control Trials

10.31231/osf.io/mj9s6 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ben Isbel ◽

Mathew J Summers

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Processes ◽

Mindfulness Training ◽

Mindfulness Practice ◽

Explanatory Framework ◽

Cognitive Faculty ◽

Metacognitive Processes ◽

Capacity Model ◽

Developmental Progression ◽

Open Monitoring ◽

Randomised Control Trials

A capacity model of mindfulness is adopted to differentiate the cognitive faculty of mindfulness from the metacognitive processes required to cultivate this faculty in mindfulness training. The model provides an explanatory framework incorporating both the developmental progression from focussed attention to open monitoring styles of mindfulness practice, along with the development of equanimity and insight. A standardised technique for activating these processes without the addition of secondary components is then introduced. Mindfulness-based interventions currently available for use in randomised control trials introduce components ancillary to the cognitive processes of mindfulness, limiting their ability to draw clear causative inferences. The standardised technique presented here does not introduce such ancillary factors, rendering it a valuable tool with which to investigate the processes activated in this practice.

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Mindfulness Training as Cognitive Training in High-Demand Cohorts: An Initial Study in Elite Military Servicemembers

10.31231/osf.io/5hzy7 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Anthony Paul Zanesco ◽

Ekaterina Denkova ◽

Scott L. Rogers ◽

William K. MacNulty ◽

Amishi P. Jha

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Cognitive Training ◽

Short Form ◽

Memory Performance ◽

Memory Task ◽

Selection Criterion ◽

Initial Study ◽

Mindfulness Training ◽

Training Tool ◽

Cognitive Failures

Cognitive ability is a key selection criterion for entry into many elite professions. Herein, we investigate whether mindfulness training (MT) can enhance cognitive performance in elite military forces. The cognitive effects of a short-form 8-hour MT program contextualized for military cohorts, referred to as Mindfulness-Based Attention Training (MBAT), were assessed. Servicemembers received either a 2-week (n = 40) or 4-week (n = 36) version of MBAT, or no training (NTC, n = 44). Sustained attention and working memory task performance along with self-reported cognitive failures were assessed at study onset (T1) and 8-weeks later (T2). In contrast to both the NTC and 2-week MT groups, the 4-week MT group significantly improved over time on attention and working memory outcome measures. Among the 4-week more so than the 2-week MBAT participants, working memory performance improvements were correlated with their amount of out-of-class MT practice. In addition to these group-wise effects, all participants receiving MBAT decreased in their self-reported cognitive failures from T1 to T2. Importantly, none of these improvements were related to self-reported task motivation. Together, these results suggest that short-form MT, when delivered over a 4-week delivery schedule, may be an effective cognitive training tool in elite military cohorts.

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