Mindful awareness, spirituality, and psychotherapy.

Bergemann, Eric R.; Siegel, Madeleine; Belzer, Marvin G.; Siegel, Daniël J.; Feuille, Margaret

doi:10.1037/14046-010

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“…A recent review of research into prayer (e.g., Ladd & Spilka, 2013), for example, indicates that prayer is associated with reports of subjective wellbeing and enhanced relationships with partners (including the commitment and fidelity necessary for secure adult attachment). Meditation that incorporates qualities of mindfulness such as present-focused attention and open acceptance is also associated with reduced psychological symptoms, whilst regions of the brain activated during mindfulness function to promote body regulation, attunement, emotional balance, insight, empathy, and other states found to be present amongst those with secure human attachment (Bergemann, Siegel, Belzer, Siegel, & Feuille, 2013).…”

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Attachment to God, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-Being among Christians

Miner

Dowson

Malone³

2014

Journal of Psychology and Theology

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Human attachment relationships are considered to be foundational to psychological well-being (Fonagy, 1999; Warren, Huston, Egeland, & Sroufe, 1997) and, by extension, attachment to God is often considered foundational to psychological well-being amongst Christian believers (Kirkpatrick, 1999; Miner, 2009). However, studies of psychological need satisfaction by different attachment figures (La Guardia, Ryan, Couchman, & Deci, 2000) suggest that experiences in which basic psychological needs are satisfied are conducive to more secure attachment relationships, and thus, to enhanced psychological well-being. This paper tests two contrasting models of attachment to God, need satisfaction, and well-being: the Attachment Security Primacy Model which holds that attachment security facilitates experiences of psychological need satisfaction and thence increased well-being; and the Need Satisfaction Primacy Model which holds that experiences of psychological need satisfaction facilitate attachment security and thence increased well-being. Using self-report data from 225 Australian Christian participants, Structural Equation Modeling indicated that the Need Satisfaction Primacy Model fit the data better than competing models. Implications for augmenting theories of attachment to God and providing contexts in which people can experience God as meeting basic needs are discussed.

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Attachment to God, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-Being among Christians

Miner

Dowson

Malone³

2014

Journal of Psychology and Theology

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“…It may also be worthwhile for future research to explore how incorporating or increasing the spiritual aspects of mindfulness practice influences its effectiveness, as many mindfulness instructors have indicated that “the spiritual elements of practice may improve adherence or directly contribute to a mindful state of consciousness” (Bergemann et al, 2013, p. 215; Kabat-Zinn, 1994). Given the prevalence of Christian religious affiliations within the U.S., Bergemann et al have noted that Christian centering prayer may be an especially pertinent technique for reintegrating spirituality into mindfulness training.…”

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“…Many researchers have noted how the neurological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral effects of mindful self-attunement parallel the effects of interpersonal attunement that individuals receive in secure attachment relationships (Cozolino, 2008;Snyder et al, 2012;Teicher, 2002). In other words, both the interpersonal attunement of secure attachment relationships and the intrapersonal attunement of mindful awareness stimulates the growth of integrative regions within the brain that specifically produce feelings of connectedness to others, to the self, and to the world (Bergemann et al, 2013).…”

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Spiritual self-awareness as a moderator between attachment to god and evangelical christians’ appraisals of suffering.

Bock¹,

Hall²,

Wang³

et al. 2023

Spirituality in Clinical Practice

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Research suggests that deeply held beliefs about the world, self, and others often inform subjective appraisals of stressful or traumatic events. The present study examined how attachment to God and spiritual self-awareness related to Christians' appraisals of suffering. Specifically, we were interested in whether attachment to God was related to appraisals of stressful life experiences as having redemptive meaning. We also explored whether spiritual self-awareness moderated these relationships. A sample (N = 215) of participants who identified as Christian completed an online survey. As hypothesized, avoidant attachment to God was negatively correlated with redemptive appraisals of suffering. However, contrary to our hypothesis, attachment anxiety with God was related to an increased likelihood of appraising suffering as having redemptive meaning. Moderation analyses also showed that attachment anxiety with God was a significant positive predictor of redemptive appraisals of suffering only for individuals with low levels of spiritual self-awareness, while high levels of self-awareness were uniformly related to high redemptive appraisals of suffering regardless of levels of attachment anxiety. Spiritual self-awareness did not moderate the relationship between avoidant attachment and redemptive appraisals of suffering. Clinical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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“…Gunaratana, 1990; Thera, 1973), others conceptualize mindfulness training as compatible with spiritual concepts (e.g. Bergemann et al, 2013; Greeson et al, 2011; Kristeller, 2010). Notably, Rosch (2007) argues that mindfulness training provides instruction not only in how to pay attention, but also what to look for.…”

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Pain, mindfulness, and spirituality: A randomized controlled trial comparing effects of mindfulness and relaxation on pain-related outcomes in migraineurs

Feuille

Pargament

2013

J Health Psychol

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In order to examine mindfulness as an intervention for pain, 107 migraineurs, predominantly college students, were randomly assigned to brief training in standardized mindfulness, spiritualized mindfulness, and simple relaxation instructions. After 2 weeks of daily practice, participants completed the cold-pressor task while practicing their assigned technique, and their experience of the task was assessed. Among the 74 study-completers, standardized mindfulness led to significantly reduced pain-related stress relative to simple relaxation, providing modest support for the utility of mindfulness in pain management. Pain-related outcomes in the spiritualized mindfulness condition were similar to those of standardized mindfulness, though spirituality did appear to enhance mindful awareness.

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Mindful awareness, spirituality, and psychotherapy.

Cited by 23 publications

References 37 publications

Attachment to God, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-Being among Christians

Attachment to God, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-Being among Christians

Spiritual self-awareness as a moderator between attachment to god and evangelical christians’ appraisals of suffering.

Pain, mindfulness, and spirituality: A randomized controlled trial comparing effects of mindfulness and relaxation on pain-related outcomes in migraineurs

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