Familiarity, Attitudes, and Self-Regulatory Challenges Related to Mindfulness

Mrazek, Alissa J.; Mrazek, Michael D.; Calcagnotto, Leandro; Cloughesy, Jonathan N.; Holman, Abigail; Masters-Waage, Theodore Charles; Schooler, Jonathan W.

doi:10.1007/s12671-020-01332-7

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“…One key question that arises as a result of the current study is understanding how sleep quantity (and quality) impacts mindfulness. This study, and the majority of past work (for a review see Ong and Smith, 2017 ), has focused on how mindfulness impacts sleep but given that practicing mindfulness has its own self-regulatory challenges ( Mrazek et al, 2020 ), it is possible that a good night’s sleep could increase an individual’s capacity to engage in, and thus benefit from, mindfulness practice. Building on the past work, this would suggest a potentially virtuous cycle in which mindfulness improves sleep and then better sleep subsequently improves mindfulness.…”

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Stay Mindful and Carry on: Mindfulness Neutralizes COVID-19 Stressors on Work Engagement via Sleep Duration

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We examine whether mindfulness can neutralize the negative impact of COVID-19 stressors on employees’ sleep duration and work engagement. In Study 1, we conducted a field experiment in Wuhan, China during the lockdown between February 20, 2020, and March 2, 2020, in which we induced state mindfulness by randomly assigning participants to either a daily mindfulness practice or a daily mind-wandering practice. Results showed that the sleep duration of participants in the mindfulness condition, compared with the control condition, was less impacted by COVID-19 stressors (i.e., the increase of infections in the community). In Study 2, in a 10-day daily diary study in the United Kingdom between June 8, 2020, and June 19, 2020, we replicate our results from Study 1 using a subjective measure of COVID-19 stressors and a daily measure of state mindfulness. In addition, we find that mindfulness buffers the negative effect of COVID-19 stressors on work engagement mediated by sleep duration. As the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and the number of reported cases continues to rise globally, our findings suggest that mindfulness is an evidence-based practice that can effectively neutralize the negative effect of COVID-19 stressors on sleep and work outcomes. The findings of the present study contribute to the employee stress and well-being literature as well as the emerging organizational research on mindfulness.

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“…A significant number of intervention studies do not incorporate a followup stage (Goldberg et al, 2017), thereby limiting our understanding of both the prevalence of longer-term practice and the benefits of longer-term practice. However, an observational survey in which 65% of participants reported having practiced mindfulness found that fewer than 1% had developed a habit for mindfulness practice (Mrazek et al, 2020). Health behavior theories view this maintenance stage, where a regular, self-directed behavioral habit has been established, as an ongoing process rather than a static end point.…”

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Making Mindfulness Meditation a Healthy Habit

Miles,

Matcham,

Strauss

et al. 2023

Mindfulness

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Objectives The benefits of mindfulness meditation can only be achieved if it is practiced, but health behavior research tells us that initiating and maintaining long-term behavior change is difficult. We propose that mindfulness meditation can be usefully viewed as a health behavior and that this perspective generates insights into how individuals can be supported to develop a healthy habit of mindfulness practice. Method We synthesize health behavior models with research on mindfulness practice and with mindfulness curricula to develop the Sussex Mindfulness MEDitation (SuMMed) model. This new theoretical model of mindfulness meditation as a health behavior outlines the stages individuals progress through as they develop a sustained habit of meditation and the processes that facilitate transition between these stages. We contextualize these processes within existing curricula and outline how they could be further supported. Results Our model generates a roadmap for future research as well as practical suggestions tailored to individuals at different stages of behavior change. In particular, our model highlights the need to support individuals to continue practice beyond formal instruction, and suggests how maintenance of a meditation habit could be facilitated. Conclusions Mindfulness meditation can be viewed as a health behavior, and understanding mindfulness practice through this lens can help bridge the challenges associated with developing and sustaining mindfulness practice.

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“…In a study that compared mindfulness and Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice in a convenience sample of mediation practitioners ( N = 35), greater number of days per week of practice was related to increased mindfulness skills and psychological well-being for both groups (Schoormans & Nyklíček, 2011 ). Finally, Montero-Marin et al ( 2019 ) found that meditation practice frequency and session length were predictive of improved psychological adjustment among a convenience sample of meditation practitioners ( N = 210). Despite preliminary evidence demonstrating the relevance of meditation practice frequency on beneficial outcomes in non-clinical adult samples, conclusions drawn from these studies were generally limited by small sample sizes and methodological shortcomings (e.g.…”

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Higher frequency of mantram repetition practice is associated with enhanced clinical benefits among United States Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Malaktaris

McLean

Mallavarapu

et al. 2022

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: There is increasing support for the use of meditation-based treatments for US military Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Mantram Repetition Program (MRP), which is a portable meditative practice that features mindful repetition of a sacred phrase, is associated with significant reductions in PTSD symptom severity. Although regular practice is emphasized in meditation-based interventions, associations between frequency of practice and clinical outcomes are often not reported. Objectives: This study will examine whether the frequency of mantram repetition is associated with greater improvements in clinical outcomes. Methods: Veterans with PTSD participating in MRP ( N = 160; combined experimental groups from two randomized controlled trials). Participants completed pre- and post-treatment self-report measures of anger and well-being and a clinician-administered interview of PTSD severity (CAPS-IV-TR). Veterans also reported average daily mantram repetition practice at post-treatment. We conducted a series of hierarchal multiple regression analyses. Results: When controlling for race/ethnicity and pre-treatment severity, higher frequency of mantram repetition practice was associated with significantly greater improvements (small effect sizes) in PTSD symptom severity ( F (3,128) = 6.60, p < .001, β = .21, p = .007), trait anger ( F (3,128) = 31.23, p < .001, β = .25, p < .001), state anger ( F (3,110) = 17.62, p < .001, β = .16, p = .04), mental health well-being ( F (3,128) = 28.38, p < .001, β = .14, p = .04), and spiritual well-being ( F (3,127) = 13.15, p < .001, β = .23, p = .003), but not physical health well-being. Conclusions: Higher frequency of mantram repetition practice appears to have beneficial effects on clinical outcomes for Veterans with PTSD. Strategies that promote skills practice may be an important target for improving clinical outcomes for meditation-based interventions. HIGHLIGHTS Higher frequency of meditation practice during Mantram Repetition Program was associated with greater reductions in PTSD symptoms and anger as well as improvements in well-being. Strategies to promote at-home meditation practice may optimize the benefits of MRP.

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Familiarity, Attitudes, and Self-Regulatory Challenges Related to Mindfulness

Cited by 5 publications

References 31 publications

Stay Mindful and Carry on: Mindfulness Neutralizes COVID-19 Stressors on Work Engagement via Sleep Duration

Stay Mindful and Carry on: Mindfulness Neutralizes COVID-19 Stressors on Work Engagement via Sleep Duration

Making Mindfulness Meditation a Healthy Habit

Higher frequency of mantram repetition practice is associated with enhanced clinical benefits among United States Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

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