Training-related improvements in mental well-being through reduction in negative interpretation bias: A randomized trial of online socio-emotional dyadic and mindfulness interventions

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 354, P. 662 - 672

Published: March 12, 2024

Effects of online contemplative practices, especially partner-based on psychological well-being remain mixed, with sparse understanding potential affective-cognitive mechanisms. The study aimed to assess the efficacy two interventions in improving depression, anxiety, emotion regulation (ER), and resilience, evaluate mechanistic role negative attention interpretation biases. Employing a randomized controlled design (n = 285), we compared 10-week mindfulness-based socio-emotional dyadic interventions, both supported by weekly coaching sessions. Mental health aspects were assessed using validated self-report measures biases mouse-contingent Scrambled Sentences Task. Both waitlist control, led reductions depression ER difficulties, while trait anxiety decreased only after mindfulness training. Increases multidimensional resilience observed training stress recovery training, control. Socio-emotional significant bias this mediated anxiety. Neither state or bias. subclinical nature overrepresentation females sample limits generalizability. Findings indicate that sessions, can reduce difficulties. Though practice reduced enhanced recovery, increased resilience. bias, which emerged as an intervention-specific mechanism. These findings highlight benefits intervention approaches for well-being.

Language: Английский

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Effects of a Body-Based Mindfulness Program on Alexithymia, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Distress Symptoms: A Pilot Clinical Trial

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 55 - 55

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

Mind-body practices have shown to be effective in reducing psychological distress and improving well-being quality of life clinical samples healthy populations. We tested the effects a body-based mindfulness intervention based on alexithymia, symptoms, dispositional among adults. A total seventy-three participants (mean age 40.1) were assigned program (i.e., experimental group) control group waiting list). Distress symptoms assessed with Symptoms Questionnaire; alexithymia was measured using Toronto Alexithymia Scale; Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire. Measures completed at baseline one-week post-test. Even when controlling for score, has anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms) as well observing, acting awareness, non-reacting). The findings from this study provide evidence that may help individuals integrate bodily expressions, thoughts, emotions, keeping an integrated sense self.

Language: Английский

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Impact of childhood maltreatment on adult mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic

Brain Behavior and Immunity, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A neuroscience perspective on the plasticity of the social and relational brain

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 3, 2025

Over the past two decades, fields of social and contemplative neurosciences have made significant strides. Initial research utilizing fMRI identified neuronal networks involved in empathy, mentalizing, compassion, as well complex interactions among these networks. Subsequent studies shifted to testing plasticity skills via different types mindfulness- or compassion-based mental training programs, demonstrating brain plasticity, enhanced capacities motivation, improved health overall well-being. Next, researchers developed scalable evidence-based online programs address growing levels problems loneliness, both exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic. Innovative approaches, such novel relational partner-based practices app-based dyadic offer solutions counteract ongoing societal deterioration. Current are now applying above findings support resilience building within diverse domains society professional populations-such healthcare workers teachers-at high risk burn-out. Future should explore broader impact training-related individual changes on larger systems, potentially leading development a translational neuroscience approach that leverages insights from needs, thereby enhancing resilience, health, cohesion.

Language: Английский

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Identifying Opportunities and Envisioning Ecological Momentary Interoceptive Awareness Interventions With Young Women

Published: April 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 1107 - 1107

Published: Nov. 18, 2024

It is increasingly recognized that interoceptive ability, the capacity to detect, interpret, and consciously integrate signals related physiological condition of body, central emotion experience regulation. Interoceptive ability can be trained improved through mind-body interventions. This article attempts provide an integrative review link between regulation in To this aim, (1) we address constructs interventions relation double pathway regulation, (2) include a selected empirical qualitative studies. These show mindfulness meditation affects brain-body axis top-down processing, improving both Interventions based on bottom-up processing body movement emotional expression are illustrated, but it argued they still under-investigated. In light literature reviewed, contend crucial aspect associated with effects Additionally, suggest if studied quantitative methods, may serve as general construct allows more integrated view polarities spectrum embodied experience: observational non-observational awareness, conscious unconscious level interoception.

Language: Английский

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10-Week Trajectories of Candidate Psychological Processes Differentially Predict Mental Health Gains from Online Dyadic versus Mindfulness Interventions: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(11), P. 3295 - 3295

Published: June 3, 2024

Background: App-based contemplative interventions, such as mindfulness-based have gained popularity for the promotion of mental health; however, understanding underlying intervention-specific mechanisms remains limited, especially related to novel inter-relational dyadic practices. Methods: We tested (n = 253) seven putative two brief (daily 12-min) online interventions: attention-focused mindfulness and socio-emotional partner-based, both supported by weekly coaching. Weekly self-reports rumination, worry, psychological flexibility, affective control, social support, acceptance, were obtained over 10 weeks intervention, depression, anxiety, resilience assessed pre- post-intervention outcomes. Results: Significant week-to-week reductions in rumination increases flexibility observed interventions. Only attention-based practice led temporal only control. Mediation analyses with slopes variables mediators detected no significant indirect effects. However, exploratory moderation revealed that intervention-related depressive symptomatology anxiety vulnerability predicted acceptance control group, worry group. Limitations study include reliance on self-report measures, relatively small sample size, absence long-term follow-up assessments indicating need future well-powered longitudinal studies comparing intervention modalities. Conclusions: present preliminary evidence practice-specific active ingredients which can be leveraged enhance their efficiency health.

Language: Английский

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Childhood Trauma and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Chinese Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Role of Alexithymia and Rumination

Psychiatry Investigation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(7), P. 726 - 735

Published: July 24, 2024

To explore the associations between childhood trauma, alexithymia, rumination, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents to provide theoretical empirical evidence for effective prevention, identification, intervention of NSSI in future.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing emotion expression (3E): A novel virtual reality tool for improving alexithymia and its psychological outcomes from a multi-dimensional perspective

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 373, P. 253 - 264

Published: Dec. 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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