Psychological Reports
January 6, 2017
Denholm J. Adventure-Heart, Michael Proeve
115 citations
Brief mindfulness and loving-kindness meditations increase feelings of social and nature connectedness, but do not alter positive or negative affect. In an experiment with 115 undergraduates, those who listened to a guided mindfulness or loving-kindness meditation reported greater connectedness afterward compared to those who listened to a progressive muscle relaxation control. The two meditation types were similarly effective, and neither changed emotional state.
Early intervention in psychiatry
July 1, 2024
Amanda Taylor, Kathleen Wright, Rachel M Roberts et al.
4 citations
A trial protocol compares Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C) with traditional Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), both including a parent module, as targeted preventive programs for internalizing difficulties in children aged 9–12 from socio-economically disadvantaged primary schools in South Australia. The two-armed randomized controlled non-inferiority trial will enroll 194 children showing signs of shyness, withdrawal, or worry, along with their parents. Child self-report measures include depression, anxiety, attention, mindfulness, and self-compassion; parent measures include depression, anxiety, mindfulness, and parent-child relationship strength. The primary outcome is child anxiety and depression measured at pre- and post-intervention and at 3, 6, 12, and 15 months. The trial aims to determine longer-term effectiveness and the feasibility of adding a parent module.