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This study aimed to identify historical developments, active research areas, and emerging trends within scientific literature on mindfulness published so far, using bibliometric methods. We also aimed to identify prominent journals, authors, organizations, and countries in the field of mindfulness.Methods
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... number of publication remained less than 100 per year until 2006, and since then, there has been an exponential growth in publications on mindfulness, reaching 2808 publications in 2020 (Fig. 1). The number of publications increased by an average of 23.5% per year from 2010 to 2020. The number of reviews has also increased similarly, reaching a peak of 405 in 2019. Two-thirds of all publications (n = 11,164, 67%) were in the period of ...
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... 50 keywords with the strongest citation bursts during 1966-2021 are illustrated in Fig. 10 using CiteSpace. The three keywords with the strongest citation bursts were mindfulness meditation (1992 to 2011), mood (2004 to 2013), and prevention (2003 to 2012). Currently active bursts are observed for the keywords resource, loneliness, psychological intervention, and gratitude. Other keywords which attracted interest during the ...
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... number of publication remained less than 100 per year until 2006, and since then, there has been an exponential growth in publications on mindfulness, reaching 2808 publications in 2020 (Fig. 1). The number of publications increased by an average of 23.5% per year from 2010 to 2020. The number of reviews has also increased similarly, reaching a peak of 405 in 2019. Two-thirds of all publications (n = 11,164, 67%) were in the period of ...
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... 50 keywords with the strongest citation bursts during 1966-2021 are illustrated in Fig. 10 using CiteSpace. The three keywords with the strongest citation bursts were mindfulness meditation (1992 to 2011), mood (2004 to 2013), and prevention (2003 to 2012). Currently active bursts are observed for the keywords resource, loneliness, psychological intervention, and gratitude. Other keywords which attracted interest during the ...
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Mindfulness meditation is a form of mental training rooted in ancient wisdom traditions and is focused on cultivating a non-judgmental stance toward present-moment awareness. Here, we synthesize cognitive-behavioral effects in long-term meditators (LTMs) resulting from diverse and prolonged meditation practices. Preliminary evidence suggests that LTMs exhibit increased cognitive-sensory integration and decoupling of affective processes, as demonstrated in enhanced interoceptive awareness, reduced negative affective pain perception, and more rational decision-making. Additionally, LTMs may experience more emotional neutrality, self-boundary dissolution, and less normative self-awareness. Neuroimaging findings include increased bottom-up activation, particularly within the salience network (interoception, pain, affect), and reduced connectivity between the executive (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) and salience (dorsal anterior cingulate cortex) networks (reduced pain). Research also displayed reduced amygdala activation to fear (reduced negative affect), increased temporoparietal junction activation (pre-reflective experiential processes, empathy), and altered midline default-mode network activation, which is associated with emotional neutrality and pre-reflective experiential processes, such as non-ordinary states of consciousness. Methodological limitations, specifically heterogeneous predictor variables, restrict the interpretation of trait effects, temporal dynamics in cognitive processing, and the unique influences of meditative activities. These limitations indicate the need for a unified research framework and a systematic neurophenomenological investigation of advanced meditation—through the study of unfolding states, stages, and endpoints in meditative development. In summary, LTMs display a distinct neurophenomenological gestalt of mindfulness, wherein meditative expertise is reflected in altered general brain processing, potentially enhanced cognitive integration, increased cognitive flexibility and self-regulation, and heightened non-dual awareness—signifying a potentially important form of embodied cognition.
... Over the last few decades, remarkable attention has been paid to the scientific study that has advanced at a startling pace, suggesting positive outcomes from this aspect of mental practice. This increase in research is seen in the rapid increase in the number of mindfulness publications which have exceeded 16000 publications over the last 55 years (Baminiwatta, & Solangaarachchi, 2021). Mindfulness is the state of being aware of one's inner and outer worlds without any form of evaluation in regard to present time (Davis & Hayes, 2021). ...
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... While mindfulness studies have mainly focused on Western countries, research in Asian contexts (e.g., in Vietnam) is growing but still limited [10]. Vietnamese have practiced mindfulness for centuries, mainly influenced by Buddhist teaching [75]. ...
... Presently, there is an increased interest in the concept of mindfulness [1][2][3] The development of therapeutic measures based on mindfulness practice in the 1970s began the psychological research on mindfulness [4]. Two significant perspectives can be discerned by examining the definition of mindfulness [5]. ...
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... Studies show that mindfulness is associated with flexible cognition, reduced emotional reactivity, general well-being, self-regulation, and the efficient use of cognitive resources (see Baminiwatta & Solangaarachchi, 2021;Karl & Fischer, 2022 for reviews). A recent meta-analytic study of mindfulness in the workplace, however, revealed that work-related mindfulness training has positive effects on general anxiety and distress but was inconclusive with respect to job-related burnout and stress (Bartlett et al., 2019). ...
... A recent meta-analytic study of mindfulness in the workplace, however, revealed that work-related mindfulness training has positive effects on general anxiety and distress but was inconclusive with respect to job-related burnout and stress (Bartlett et al., 2019). Thus, there remains an uneven focus on how mindfulness 'works' to the detriment of understanding how it 'doesn't work' and in what situations it may be more or less effective (Baminiwatta & Solangaarachchi, 2021;Karl & Fischer, 2022). Relevant to our work, there is ancillary research which suggests that amid especially difficult, threatening, or F I G U R E 1 Model illustrating proposed relationships and data collection time periods. ...
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We surveyed workers in the performing arts sector to explore the role of positive mindsets in facilitating work‐related resilience, engagement and reduced stress using retrospective reporting surveys during the Covid‐19 work shut down period. Integrating conservation of resources theory with research on metacognitive self‐regulation, we controlled for the severity of the Covid‐19 impact and negative affect and found that hope (but not mindfulness) predicted professional engagement, resiliency and reduced tension and distress over time. Further, the relationships between hope and outcomes were mediated by positive affect (PA). Mindfulness was not indirectly (via PA) related to outcomes (i.e., engagement, resiliency, job tension, distress) but was directly and negatively related to job tension and distress. These findings suggest that in times of intense stress or adversity, future‐oriented thinking such as hope may be more effective than mindfulness in sustaining positive mindsets and action‐oriented outcomes such as engagement. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
... We selected WoS due to its extensive coverage of papers across several academic disciplines and its status as one of the largest repositories of information spanning from 2005 to 2024. WoS's advanced search features simplify the process of selecting all bibliographic information, including journals, authors, and citations, for inclusion in this research (Baminiwatta and Solangaarachchi 2021;Zhao et al. 2022). ...
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... Much of this work is situated in the USA, and further examples are mindfulness interventions for Native American communities (Le & Gobert, 2015) or Latinx individuals (Nagy et al., 2022). However, given that the majority of mindfulness research is conducted in the USA (Baminiwatta & Solangaarachchi, 2021), this is certainly not surprising. Certainly, much work has also been conducted about the cultural relevance of MBIs in non-Western countries , and the utility and acceptability of MBIs around the world continue to be researched. ...
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Construal Level Theory (CLT) is a well-established, comprehensive framework that provides an account of the relationship between construal level and psychological distance, and the effects they have on cognitive processing and a wide range of phenomena. In this article we present a conceptualization of mindfulness based on the theoretical foundations of CLT. In light of mindfulness definitions and current research, it is difficult to determine whether mindfulness entails low psychological distance and concrete, non-conceptual representations of experience, or high psychological distance and abstract representations. We argue that mindfulness uniquely combines both. The two-dimensional model we present posits that mindfulness is characterized by a simultaneous decreased psychological distance from external sensory experiences and increased psychological distance from internal mental experiences. We highlight the uniqueness of this quality of mindfulness, and demonstrate how the formulation presented here not only aligns well with but also integrates research on mindfulness as a state of consciousness as well as a personality disposition. We further argue that this combination underlies the beneficial effects of mindfulness and delineate how it enables individuals to leverage the advantages and mitigate the drawbacks associated with both high and low levels of construal and psychological distance. The proposed two-dimensional model resolves contradictions in the literature, aiming to deepen our understanding of mindfulness, its benefits, and core mechanisms.
... There has also been a corresponding increase in research related to mindfulness. Between 1966 and 2021, there were over 16,000 studies published related to mindfulness, with the number of publications increasing by an average of 23.5% per year from 2010 to 2020 (Baminiwatta & Solangaarachchi, 2021). ...
... According to Baminiwatta and Solangaarachchi (2021), the majority of mindfulness research has been conducted within the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry. Table 1 shows the top 25 areas of research from the period 1966-2015 and 2016-2021. ...
... The possible benefits of practicing mindfulness for students and teachers have yet to be investigated in depth. Despite being the 4 th most commonly researched area as it relates to mindfulness, educational research makes up only 6% of total published studies (Baminiwatta & Solangaarachchi, 2021). Halladay et al. (2019) conducted a meta-analysis which focused specifically on studies conducted in post-secondary settings. ...
