Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in human societies and is believed that stress and anxiety are responsible for 75% of somatic disease. Hence attention to preventive methods to control anxiety and stress and coping strategies need to be considered. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of mindfulness training on anxiety in students of Islamic Azad univers...

The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) is a self-report measure designed to assess experiential avoidance as conceptualized in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The current study is the first to evaluate the psychometric properties of the AAQ-II in a large sample of adults (N = 376) with mild to moderate levels of depression and anxiety who participated in a study on the eff...

Doğan Umut, 2016. Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment Program for Athletes and Exercisers: An Action Research Case Study. Master’s Thesis in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Department of Sport Sciences. University of Jyväskylä. 74p. Control-based psychological skills training (PST) practices have been widely capitalized on in sport for the past few decades, despite inconsistent empirical evidence ...

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to comprehensively summarize the historical developments, most prolific literature, countries, institutions, and journals related mindfulness acceptance research in sports from 1969 2021 as well identify active areas emerging trends, anticipate future directions using bibliometrics. Method Using “mindfulness *” OR “meditation AND “sport “athletic performance...

BACKGROUND Training people to deliver mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) is becoming an important activity as mindfulness has been shown to have clinical benefits across a variety of conditions. Training courses must not only address the principles, skills and theory of mindfulness, but the trainers themselves must be able to embody the practice. There is limited research on the ability of t...

This paper introduces a model of "mindful parenting" as a framework whereby parents intentionally bring moment-to-moment awareness to the parent-child relationship. This is done by developing the qualities of listening with full attention when interacting with their children, cultivating emotional awareness and self-regulation in parenting, and bringing compassion and nonjudgmental acceptance t...

Kabat-Zinn et al introduced mindfulness, a concept and technique borrowed from Buddhist meditation practices, to the field of psychotherapy. It is defined as the " the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment to moment " (1). Unlike other forms of meditation that emphasize distancing oneself fro...