Mindfulness and Behavior Change

Mindfulness: Cognitive and Emotional Change

Beck [1] developed cognitive therapy which led to broad therapeutic innovations and successful applications in the field of psychotherapy [2-4]. Mostly, by virtue of its linear nature and lack of empirical support from cognitive science, this clinically-driven model faced some limitations in practice [5]. To overcome the shortcomings, Teasdale and Barnard [6] experimentally investigated the lin...

Organizational Mindfulness: Safety Culture and Change Management

Mindful eating: Trait and state mindfulness predict healthier eating behavior

Obesity and excess weight are significant societal problems. Mindfulness may encourage healthier weight and eating habits. Across four studies, we found a positive relation between mindfulness and healthier eating. Trait mindfulness was associated with less impulsive eating, reduced calorie consumption, and healthier snack choices. In addition, we found a causal effect of mindfulness on healthi...

P02.135. Measuring mindfulness: which aspects of mindfulness change following a brief telehealth intervention for PTSD?

Methods Participants were 24 male combat veterans with PTSD aged 23 to 66 (M=55.2). Participants were randomized to either a mindfulness telehealth intervention or a PTSD psychoeducation telehealth condition. Both interventions consisted of two in-person and six telephone individual sessions. Measures were collected preand post-treatment and at 6-week follow-up and included the Mindful Attentio...

Mindfulness and the intention-behavior relationship within the theory of planned behavior.

The present study examined moderating effects of mindfulness on the intention-behavior relationship within the theory of planned behavior. Mindfulness describes a quality of consciousness characterized by heightened clarity and awareness of present experiences and functioning. Study 1 showed that mindfulness moderated the intention-behavior relationship in a leisure-time physical activity conte...