Neurological Evidence of Diverse Self-Help Breathing Training With Virtual Reality and Biofeedback Assistance: Extensive Exploration Study of Electroencephalography Markers

JMIR Formative Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8, С. e55478 - e55478

Опубликована: Дек. 6, 2024

Background Recent advancements in virtual reality (VR) and biofeedback (BF) technologies have opened new avenues for breathing training. Breathing training has been suggested as an effective means mental disorders, but it is difficult to master the technique at beginning. VR-BF address problem of breathing, visualizing may facilitate learning This study explores integration VR BF enhance user engagement self-help training, which a multifaceted approach encompassing mindful guided breath counting techniques. Objective We identified 3 common techniques previous studies, namely counting. Despite availability diverse methods, their varying effectiveness underlying neurological mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. investigated using electroencephalography (EEG) indices across multiple modalities this gap. Methods Our automated VR-based environment incorporated real-time EEG, heart rate, signal BF. examined 4 distinct conditions (resting, counting) cross-sectional experiment involving 51 healthy young adults, who were recruited through online forum advertisements billboard posters. In experimental session, participants practiced resting state each 6 minutes. then compared differences terms EEG band power connectivity outflow inflow with repeated measures ANOVA paired t tests. Results The analyses included data participants. Notably, theta, alpha, low-beta, high-beta, gamma bands varied significantly over entire scalp (t ≥1.96, P values <.05). Outflow analysis condition-specific variations delta, (P <.05), while revealed significant all frequency Connectivity flow highlighted predominant influence right frontal, central, parietal brain regions Conclusions provides evidence supporting combined use technologies. findings suggest involvement internal-external attention focus dorsal network different conditions. There huge potential clinical settings, living style since COVID-19, commercial value introducing into consumer-level digital products. Furthermore, we propose future research emphasis on exploration applications gamification Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06656741; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06656741

Язык: Английский

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Mindfulness and Job Control as Moderators of the Relationship between Demands and Innovative Work Behaviours

Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 36(2), С. 95 - 101

Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2020

Innovation enables organizations to respond successfully rapid changes in a business environment. This innovation capability largely relies on employees. Although workers are required be innovative, their jobs frequently contain higher demands that might make it difficult for them innovate at work. The Job Demands-Control model active hypothesis suggests highly demanding allow individuals enough discretion enhance innovative performance. Improving an important attentional resource such as mindfulness work also play similar role, although there is need more research this level. main aim of study examine the relative contribution job control and increases moderators demands-innovation behaviours relationship. results obtained with 221 indicated previous situations characterized by high (T1), who increase capacity future (T2).

Язык: Английский

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Does acute stress influence the Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer effect? Implications for substance use disorders

Psychopharmacology, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 237(8), С. 2305 - 2316

Опубликована: Июнь 6, 2020

The ability of conditioned stimuli to affect instrumental responding is a robust finding from animal as well human research and assumed key factor regarding the development maintenance addictive behaviour.While it known that stress an important for relapse after treatment, little about impact on substance-associated their influence responding.We administered in present study Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT) paradigm with associated smoking- chocolate-related rewards using points token economy light moderate smokers who also indicated like eating chocolate. After completion first two phases PIT (i.e. Pavlovian training trainings), participants were randomly allocated socially evaluated cold pressor test or control condition before final phase paradigm, phase, was administered.The presentation smoking-related stimulus enhanced reward 'smoking-PIT' effect) 'chocolate-PIT' aware experimental contingencies by expectancy ratings. However, acute did not change neither nor attenuated) effect effect, no overall tobacco choice observed participants.The established role addiction appears be driven augmenting drug promote drug-seeking.

Язык: Английский

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How I cope at university: Self‐directed stress management strategies of Australian students

Stress and Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 37(5), С. 1010 - 1025

Опубликована: Май 3, 2021

Universities across the world remain under-resourced and frequently unequipped to provide required support increasing demand of students experiencing mental health problems. While there is a considerable amount research focusing on university student stress levels, interventions address them, coping strategies adopted by students, little has reported choose manage their how that relates self-identified sources as well what universities are offering wellbeing. The present study provides contribution in this direction, reporting surveyed over 3200 from three large Australian metropolitan interviewed groups staff who wellbeing services. Results highlight differences between perceive main best them. In addition, recommend task-oriented, pro-active more often peers than engage them themselves. findings further reinforce need develop an understanding with lens considerate students' perspectives preferences authentically wellbeing, better informing planning service delivery.

Язык: Английский

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Brief emotion regulation strategies to reduce alcohol craving: Mediating role of state difficulties in emotion regulation

Behaviour Research and Therapy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 177, С. 104527 - 104527

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Social media addiction and employees’ innovative behavior: a moderated mediation model of work engagement and mindfulness

Current Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 19, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Third-Generation Therapies for the Management of Psychoactive Substance Use in Young People: Scoping Review

Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(12), С. 1192 - 1192

Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2024

Introduction: Third-generation therapies (TGTs) have been shown to be effective in the treatment of substance use behaviors college-aged adolescents. These are based on acceptance, mindfulness and psychological flexibility, which enable young people change their Psychoactive Substance Use (PSU)-related behaviours, develop coping skills manage difficult emotions thoughts, reduce experiential avoidance maintain long-term abstinence. Objective: To explore implementation potential benefits third-generation therapies, Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour (DBT) Mindfulness, for PSU college youth. This review includes articles within a 5-year window. Method: A scoping, observational retrospective was conducted using PRISMA method SCOPUS, PUBMED Web Science. Results: eight studies were found, six mindfulness, one dialectical behaviour therapy acceptance commitment therapy. The results promising emerging intervention problem. Conclusion: interventions used show evidence reducing other mental health problems such as anxiety, depression post-traumatic stress. In addition, they allowed patients increase well-being mindfulness.

Язык: Английский

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Effects of an Ultra-brief Online Mindfulness-based Intervention on Mental Health during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 24(2), С. 118 - 118

Опубликована: Дек. 31, 2020

The federal government of Malaysia recently implemented a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) to control the COVID-19 outbreak. However, MCO has had negative impact on people's mental well-being. Interventions that can improve health when their movement is restricted are therefore urgently needed. present study investigated an ultra-brief online mindfulness-based intervention using two-arm randomized controlled trial design. A total 161 participants self-reported distress, anxiety, psychological insecurity, and well-being at baseline post-treatment, while 61 them answered same set measures fear scale in follow-up two weeks later. multivariate analysis covariance found reduced insecurity levels measured during post-treatment. Moreover, gender, experience practicing mindfulness, participants' experiences undergoing quarantine were play role post-treatment measures. No significant difference was between treatment. hierarchical multiple regression positively predicted level after controlling for demographic variables. Overall, findings suggest mindfulness potentially useful tool alleviating difficulties

Язык: Английский

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Brief Online Negative Affect Focused Functional Imagery Training Improves 2-Week Drinking Outcomes in Hazardous Student Drinkers: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 29(3), С. 346 - 356

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2021

Abstract Background Negative affect plays an important role in motivating problematic alcohol use. Consequently, training imagery-based adaptive responses to negative could reduce The current study tested whether personalised online functional imagery (FIT) utilise positive mental response would improve drinking outcomes hazardous students. Method Participants were 52 student drinkers who drink cope with affect. the active group ( n = 24) trained over 2 weeks respond triggers by retrieving a strategy they might use mitigate affect, whereas participants control 28) received standard risk information about binge at university. Measures of daily quantity, motives, self-efficacy and protective behavioural strategies obtained baseline follow-up. Results There three significant interactions between time per-protocol analysis: intervention showed increased consumption decreased social motives from 2-week follow-up, relative group. no effects on frequency. Conclusion These findings provide initial evidence that can drinking-related hazardous, student, drinkers. support utility FIT interventions for substance

Язык: Английский

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State anxiety and alcohol choice: Evidence from experimental and online observational studies

Journal of Psychopharmacology, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 34(11), С. 1237 - 1249

Опубликована: Авг. 27, 2020

Experimental studies have investigated the effects of physical, psychological and pharmacological stressors (that induce state anxiety) on alcohol outcomes. However, no study has anxiety outcomes, moderating role drinking to cope (DTC) motives, using 7.5% carbon dioxide (CO2) challenge.We aimed investigate relationships between alcohol-related outcomes (primarily choice). We also explored whether DTC motives moderated these relationships.We conducted two experiments CO2 challenge (Studies 1 2) an observational (Study 3) (ns = 42, 60 219, respectively), triangulate findings.In Study 1, experimentally induced increased choice (p < .001, ηp2 .29). This finding was replicated in 2, but effect weaker .076, .06). Furthermore, .013, ηp2= .11). 3 there clear evidence association naturally occurring (b 0.05, p .655), or a 0.01, .852).Experimentally induced, not occurring, increases choice, although levels were lower non-manipulated sample.

Язык: Английский

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