MBSR - Science topic

I don't believe that MBSR and MBCT rely on the cognitive model, in that there is no underlying assumption that changing cognitions is necessary for change. Both are more experiential, relying on the client's curiosity and openness to come to their own insight about their relationships with their internal states. MBCT was designed as a relapse-prevention extension of CBT, but largely focuses on decentering the client from their thoughts, as opposed to actively changing them. So I wouldn't say that it's intentionally functional contextualist, but more so is an exploration of what works given research on the differential activation hypothesis and theories for why rumination and relapse occur in depression.

Front Psychol. 2014; 5: 1164. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01164

Measures of trait mindfulness: Convergent validity, shared dimensionality, and linkages to the five-factor model

A. B. Siegling* and K. V. Petrides

Hi Philippe,

We have recently reviewed the relevant research literatures in the last decade, we found that short-term training of meditation (training time < 8 weeks) may also produce (1) positive changes of mindfulness level and emotional state; (2) improved cognitive function and creativity; (3) reduction of addictive behaviors; (4) increased pain tolerance; (5) better regulation of the autonomic nervous system; (6) decreased cortisol release; (7) increased secretory immunoglobulin A; (8) altered electroencephalographical activities; and (9) plastical changes in brain connection.

Perhaps, you can try a 4-day 20min program. It may induce some state changes in state anxiety, and improve visuo-spatial processing, working memory, and executive functioning.

Wang, Y., & Luo, F. (2017). Effectiveness of Short-term Meditation: Progress,Issues and Prospects. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 25, 1184-1190.

Zeidan, F., Gordon, N. S., Merchant, J., & Goolkasian, P. (2010). The effects of brief mindfulness meditation training on experimentally induced pain. J Pain, 11(3), 199-209. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.07.015

Zeidan, F., Johnson, S. K., Diamond, B. J., David, Z., & Goolkasian, P. (2010). Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: evidence of brief mental training. Conscious Cogn, 19(2), 597-605. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.03.014

Zeidan, F., Martucci, K. T., Kraft, R. A., McHaffie, J. G., & Coghill, R. C. (2014). Neural correlates of mindfulness meditation-related anxiety relief. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 9(6), 751-759. doi: 10.1093/scan/nst041

Dear Stanisław,

thank you very much for your answer - I appreciate it. Since initial request (asked by my assistant - Małgorzata in 2015) I found lots of studies. However I am very interested in your research - particularly in polish adaptations of techniques useful to assess mindfulness as a trait. I will write to you separate messages as I wish to get to know with your approach to research more deeply.

Kind regards,

Anna Błaszczak

Thanks for the suggestion, actually, i will to apply a follow up test at 12 weeks, however, im still doubt about how to interpret the imeediately application

This study used MBSR in a general working population sample:

Psychother Psychosom. 2013;82(3):177-86. doi: 10.1159/000346369. Epub 2013 Mar 27.

Effects of a multidisciplinary stress treatment programme on patient return to work rate and symptom reduction: results from a randomised, wait-list controlled trial.

Netterstrøm B1, Friebel L, Ladegaard Y.

I hope that this brief list of references can be of help in the realization of your project.

Cordially,

Mauro

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