Older and more mindful? Age differences in mindfulness components and well-being

Mahlo, Leeann; Windsor, Tim D.

doi:10.1080/13607863.2020.1734915

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“…One of the objectives was to explore the relationship between trait mindfulness and PWB, and findings indicate that trait mindfulness and PWB had a strong positive correlation. This means that individuals with high trait mindfulness experience good positive PWB and vice versa, as established in the previous studies [21,24] . Mindfulness was also found to have a…”

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“…Mindfulness originated in Eastern traditions and is linked with the practice of meditation. It is the ability to be in the present moment, with purpose and a nonjudgemental attitude [19] , which facilitates a sense of well-being and the ability to flexibly adapt to changing circumstances [21] . Mindfulness works by facilitating characteristics such as acceptance, decentring, and psychological and behaviouralflexibility [14] .…”

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The Relationship between Proinflammatory Cytokines, Trait Mindfulness, and Psychological Well-Being in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Krishan Tewatia,

Dinesh N,

Revathi P Shenoy

et al. 2021

IJPHRD

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Background: Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune systemstarts attacking its own cells especially, joints. Individuals with RA are 3 times more susceptible todepression and anxiety. Mindfulness-based interventions have been found efficacious in decreasingdepressive symptoms and increasing psychological well-being(PWB) in this population, but therelationship between trait mindfulness and PWB with proinflammatory cytokines implicated in RA hasnot been explored to date. Background: Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune systemstarts attacking its own cells especially, joints. Individuals with RA are 3 times more susceptible todepression and anxiety. Mindfulness-based interventions have been found efficacious in decreasingdepressive symptoms and increasing psychological well-being(PWB) in this population, but therelationship between trait mindfulness and PWB with proinflammatory cytokines implicated in RA hasnot been explored to date.Objective: This study aimed to understand the relationship between proinflammatory cytokines, traitmindfulness, and psychological well-being in rheumatoid arthritis patients.Method: The study consisted of a total of 16 individuals from the 45-75 years age group who havebeen diagnosed with RA, taking treatment from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Proinflammatorycytokines in saliva, IL-6 and TNF levels were measured using an ELISA kit, and scales wereadministered to measure trait mindfulness, psychological well-being, and functioning. Descriptiveanalysis was done to study the relationship between the variables.Results: A significant increase in IL-6 levels were observed in the present study, while TNF- levelswere within normal limits. 50% of the participants reported severe impairment and 75% reporteddepressive symptoms. These results provided evidence of a strong correlation between IL-6 levelsand depression. There was a strong positive correlation between trait mindfulness and psychologicalwell-being, . Trait mindfulness however had a moderately negative correlation withdepressive symptoms and disability. Moreover, the relationship between psychological well-being anddepressive symptoms and disability was not significant. The relationship between depressive symptomsand disability was highly significant, Discussion and Conclusion: People with RA experience difficulty carrying out everyday tasks andtend to suffer from depression. However, people who score high on Mindfulness and PWB experienceless depression and face less interference in their daily activities. Thus, interventions that promotemindfulness practice and psychological well-being may prove to be effective in decreasing depressivesymptoms in RA patients as well as proinflammatory cytokines.

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The Relationship between Proinflammatory Cytokines, Trait Mindfulness, and Psychological Well-Being in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Krishan Tewatia,

Dinesh N,

Revathi P Shenoy

et al. 2021

IJPHRD

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“…The use of MBIs for older adults is well aligned with existing developmental theory, and this section introduces some key theories that suggest that the natural process of aging often results in increased mindfulness. A recent study by Mahlo and Windsor (2020) references lifespan developmental theories concerned with aging and shows that aspects of mindfulness, such as "present-moment attention, nonjudgement, [and] acceptance," complement the motivational preferences of older adults and promote resilience in response to age-related challenges (p. 1).…”

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Mindfulness-Based Interventions For Successful Aging: Benefits, Barriers, and the Future

Sulek

2021

TAR

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A growing body of research supports the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to address a wide range of health concerns. This narrative literature review recognizes the important role these interventions play in response to public health challenges prompted by an aging demographic. Moreover, this review identifies opportunities to deliver cost-effective, community-based interventions tailored to older adults that promote successful aging. Complementary to this diverse demographic, MBIs allow participants to access naturally developed abilities that support overall well-being and resiliency later in life. The intersecting and beneficial effects of these interventions offer a well-suited, proactive, and holistic avenue to enhance quality of life for older adults.

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“…According to previous empirical research, factors of each of the three dimensions-the individual, organizational, and social-can determine whether an individual adopts mindfulness or moral disengagement as a coping strategy. For example, individuals who adopt mindfulness tend to be older (Mahlo and Windsor 2020) and needs to be exposed to specific organizational conditions, such as high leadership, relative priority, strong networks and effective communications, formally appointed implementation leaders, and knowledge and beliefs about intervention and execution (Hudson et al 2020); they are also influenced by social cognition (Beattie et al 2020). By comparison, as for whether an individual adopts moral disengagement as a strategy, personality (e.g., extraversion) was noted to be influential (Mazzone and Camodeca 2019) in addition to the threat of job insecurity (Probst et al 2020) and social worldviewsuch as social cynicism or fate control (Alexandra 2019).…”

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The influence of mindfulness and moral disengagement on the psychological health and willingness to work of civil servants experiencing compassion fatigue

2020

Curr Psychol

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Both public administration scholars and practitioners believe that "good governance" relies on the involvement of compassionate officials. However, they overlook the fact that "compassion fatigue" often occurs when officials face the dual pressure arising from superiors' orders and empathy for service receivers. This would inevitably not only affect their individual behaviors, but also influence the effectiveness of their service. A full-scale investigation of animal protection administrators in Taiwan was conducted so as to analyze compassion fatigue that civil servants would encounter and further establish a relationship between various variables and the hypotheses of this study by combining the studies of public administration and psychology. It should be noted that compassion fatigue may affect animal protection administrators' mental health in spite of little influence on their willingness to work hard. However, both "mindfulness" and "moral disengagement" are coping strategies which were developed for helping tackle the dilemma of compassion fatigue. Although applying the strategy of mindfulness can generate more positive impacts on individuals and organizations than that of moral disengagement, animal protection administrators tended to adopt the latter. Accordingly, encouraging animal protection administrators to adopt mindfulness instead of moral disengagement as their coping strategy will be a priority of work for the authorities in the future.

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Older and more mindful? Age differences in mindfulness components and well-being

Cited by 51 publications

References 57 publications

The Relationship between Proinflammatory Cytokines, Trait Mindfulness, and Psychological Well-Being in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Relationship between Proinflammatory Cytokines, Trait Mindfulness, and Psychological Well-Being in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mindfulness-Based Interventions For Successful Aging: Benefits, Barriers, and the Future

The influence of mindfulness and moral disengagement on the psychological health and willingness to work of civil servants experiencing compassion fatigue

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