OBJECTIVE: Despite consistent evidence for the beneficial effects of meditation on mental health, little is known about the mechanisms that make mindfulness meditation effective. METHOD: The levels of mental health, self-compassion, presence of meaning in life, and experiential avoidance of meditators (n = 414) and nonmeditators (n = 414) were measured and compared. Bootstrap-based structural equation modeling (SEM) modeling analyses were used to test multiple-step multiple-mediator models. RESULTS: Meditation was positively associated with mental health, although the regularity of practice was an influential element to be considered. Significant indirect effects of meditation on mental health through self-compassion, meaning in life, and experiential avoidance were found. SEM models were able to account for 58% of the variance in mental health scores. CONCLUSIONS: Self-compassion, presence of meaning in life, and reduced experiential avoidance may be active components of healthy meditation practices. Identifying the mechanisms involved in effective meditation practices has relevant implications for well-being and mental health-promoting interventions.
OBJECTIVE: Despite consistent evidence for the beneficial effects of meditation on mental health, little is known about the mechanisms that make mindfulness meditation effective. METHOD: The levels of mental health, self-compassion, presence of meaning in life, and experiential avoidance of meditators (n = 414) and nonmeditators (n = 414) were measured and compared. Bootstrap-based structural equation modeling (SEM) modeling analyses were used to test multiple-step multiple-mediator models. RESULTS: Meditation was positively associated with mental health, although the regularity of practice was an influential element to be considered. Significant indirect effects of meditation on mental health through self-compassion, meaning in life, and experiential avoidance were found. SEM models were able to account for 58% of the variance in mental health scores. CONCLUSIONS: Self-compassion, presence of meaning in life, and reduced experiential avoidance may be active components of healthy meditation practices. Identifying the mechanisms involved in effective meditation practices has relevant implications for well-being and mental health-promoting interventions.
Authors: Antonio Crego; José Ramón Yela; María Ángeles Gómez-Martínez; Pablo Riesco-Matías; Cristina Petisco-Rodríguez Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-01-21 Impact factor: 3.390
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Authors: Emanuel Missias Silva Palma; Anderson Reis de Sousa; Jules Ramon Brito Teixeira; Wanderson Carneiro Moreira; Ana Caroline Monteiro de Araújo; Luiz Filipe Vieira Souza; Júlio Cézar Ramos Dos Anjos; Hannah Souza de Almeida Portela; Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho; Vinícius de Oliveira Muniz; Nilo Manoel Pereira Vieira Barreto; Éric Santos Almeida; Tilson Nunes Mota; Sélton Diniz Dos Santos; Antônio Tiago da Silva Souza; Josielson Costa da Silva; Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim Almeida; Luciano Garcia Lourenção; Aline Macêdo de Queiroz; Edmar José Fortes Júnior; Magno Conceição das Merces; Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida Lima; Francisca Michelle Duarte da Silva; Nadirlene Pereira Gomes; Maria Lúcia Silva Servo; Evanilda Souza de Santana Carvalho; Sônia Barros; Tânia Maria De Araújo; Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de Oliveira; Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa; Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-07-03 Impact factor: 4.614