Emotion Self-Regulation in Neurotic Students: A Pilot Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Assess Its Effectiveness through Brain Signals and Behavioral Data

Izhar, Lila Iznita; Babiker, Areej; Edison, Rizki Edmi; Lu, Cheng-Kai; Rahman, Mohammad Abdul

doi:10.3390/s22072703

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“…Findings in the delta band suggest that changes in the emotional state may be less sensitive to changes in the delta activity than in other bands. The PSD in the frontal regions was significantly lower in the pleasure emotion, suggesting that changes in delta activity may be related to emotional processing within this brain region [ 51 ]. The specific regions affected by changes in delta activity may vary according to the emotional state and sensory input.…”

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Influence of Multimodal Emotional Stimulations on Brain Activity: An Electroencephalographic Study

Gao

Uchitomi

Miyake

2023

Sensors

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This study aimed to reveal the influence of emotional valence and sensory modality on neural activity in response to multimodal emotional stimuli using scalp EEG. In this study, 20 healthy participants completed the emotional multimodal stimulation experiment for three stimulus modalities (audio, visual, and audio-visual), all of which are from the same video source with two emotional components (pleasure or unpleasure), and EEG data were collected using six experimental conditions and one resting state. We analyzed power spectral density (PSD) and event-related potential (ERP) components in response to multimodal emotional stimuli, for spectral and temporal analysis. PSD results showed that the single modality (audio only/visual only) emotional stimulation PSD differed from multi-modality (audio-visual) in a wide brain and band range due to the changes in modality and not from the changes in emotional degree. The most pronounced N200-to-P300 potential shifts occurred in monomodal rather than multimodal emotional stimulations. This study suggests that emotional saliency and sensory processing efficiency perform a significant role in shaping neural activity during multimodal emotional stimulation, with the sensory modality being more influential in PSD. These findings contribute to our understanding of the neural mechanisms involved in multimodal emotional stimulation.

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Influence of Multimodal Emotional Stimulations on Brain Activity: An Electroencephalographic Study

Gao

Uchitomi

Miyake

2023

Sensors

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“…There are abnormalities in emotion regulation and inhibition in patients with anxiety disorders. Izhar et al 30 conducted a 6‐week breathing mindfulness intervention on 20 neurotic female college students and then observed their electroencephalogram (EEG) in resting and mindful states. It was found that mindfulness intervention can modulate neuroticism and cognitive biases to a large extent, and alpha, theta, and beta waves in brainwaves are closely related to mindfulness activities.…”

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The effects of coloring therapy on patients with generalized anxiety disorder

Samuel

Wang

Shi

et al. 2022

Anim Models and Exp Med

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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has harmful effects on physical and mental health and quality of life. Coloring therapy has been reported to have a positive effect on improving patient anxiety and depression. But there are no reported clinical trials examining their effectiveness as a treatment for GAD. This study was planned to evaluate the effectiveness of coloring therapy combined with conventional therapy in improving anxiety, depression, and positive and negative emotions with GAD. This randomized controlled study comprising 88 GAD patients was selected for intervention in different wards. The control group (n = 45) was given conventional antianxiety medication and physical therapy, and the experimental group (n = 43) received coloring therapy combined with conventional therapy. The Self-Rating Depression Scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Hamilton Depression Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), and Positive and Negative Affect Scale were assessed in both groups before and 3 weeks after the intervention. After the intervention, there were statistical differences in intra-and inter-group comparisons of anxiety, depression, and positive and negative mood scales in the experimental and control groups (p < .05). The minus in anxiety/positive emotions pre-and postintervention in the experimental group was statistically significant compared to that in anxiety/positive emotions pre-and postintervention in the control group (HAMA: d = 1.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] (0.34, 2.57), p = .011; SAS: d = 3.87, 95% CI (1.73,6.00), p = .001; positive: d = 1.76, 95% CI (0.17, 3.34), p = .030). The minus in depressive/negative emotions pre-and postintervention in the experimental group was not statistically significant compared with that in depressive/negative emotions pre-and postintervention in the control group (p > .05). For GAD patients, adding coloring therapy based on conventional drug therapy and physical therapy can not only reduce depression and negative emotions but also have better effects on reducing anxiety and improving positive emotions than conventional therapy.

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“…In a study consisting of 96 government administrators and staff, it was found that Transcendental Meditation (TM) was an effective technique for improving brain integration and reducing psychological distress [11]. Another study showed, by analyzing EEG and psychometrics, that a 6-week breathing-based mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) was effective in improving the emotional state of neurotic students [12]. Continued research into treatment options and their respective efficacies is imperative in order to educate the public and allow society a sense of independence when pertaining to one's mental health.…”

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The Effects of Meditation and Music on Stress in College Individuals

Stokan¹,

Nguyen²,

Martinez³

2022

OJPsych

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Background: Stress is a universal experience, now more than ever due to an ongoing worldwide pandemic. Modern college students are not only faced with the external pressures of succeeding academically, but they're also affected by a multitude of other variables that are causing their mental health to suffer. This social trend highlights the need for a simple, efficient, and immediate remedy for individuals suffering from these stressors. Objective: In this controlled study, we assessed the effects of two methods proven by existing research to have stress-relieving effects. Participating college students underwent music (Weightless by Marconi Union) and mindfulness meditation (Daily Calm) treatments. Methods: Ten college students were screened via a self-reporting questionnaire to identify any pre-existing conditions that may present as extraneous variables. Quantitative variables related to stress, such as alpha frequency waves and heart rate, were obtained during baseline and post-treatment stress-induced environments using an iWire EEG recorder and oximeter pulse monitor. Each individual underwent treatments for a duration of five minutes, each with noise-canceling headphones. Students were placed in an experimental stressor state induced by the Stroop test, which provided baseline stressor data. Subsequently, participants underwent each treatment, recording their heart rate before and after each. Upon each treatment's conclusion, the Stroop test was administered again while alpha wave data was recorded. The final data set was analyzed using a repeated-measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test and paired T-tests. Results: Participants' data showed a decrease in both max-min and mean frequencies for both treatment methods, though the only statistically significant difference between baseline recordings was found in mean frequencies for meditation treatment. No significance or trend was found in changes in heart rate. Conclusions: We concluded that our hypothesis was not supported as the statistical tests showed a significant decrease in mean alpha wave frequencies between the baseline stressor and meditation data rather than that for music How to cite this paper: Stokan, H., Nguyen, C. and Martinez, M.

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Emotion Self-Regulation in Neurotic Students: A Pilot Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Assess Its Effectiveness through Brain Signals and Behavioral Data

Cited by 9 publications

References 93 publications

Influence of Multimodal Emotional Stimulations on Brain Activity: An Electroencephalographic Study

Influence of Multimodal Emotional Stimulations on Brain Activity: An Electroencephalographic Study

The effects of coloring therapy on patients with generalized anxiety disorder

The Effects of Meditation and Music on Stress in College Individuals

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