We examined the impact of training-induced improvements in self-regulation,
operationalized in terms of response inhibition, on longitudinal changes in self-reported …

Self‐regulatory trainings can be an effective complementary treatment for mental health
disorders. We investigated the effects of a six‐week‐focused meditation training on emotion …

Recent studies suggest that months to years of intensive and systematic meditation training
can improve attention. However, the lengthy training required has made it difficult to use …

Recently, there is a growing interest in meditation as an attentional and emotional regulatory
strategy. To examine whether meditative practice is associated with successful emotion …

The use of meditation to improve emotion and attention regulation has a long history in Asia
and there are many practitioners in Western countries. Much of the evidence on the …

Despite increasing interest in the effects of mental training practices such as meditation,
there is much ambiguity regarding whether and to what extent the various types of mental …

Previous studies have documented the positive effects of mindfulness meditation on
executive control. What has been lacking, however, is an understanding of the mechanism …

Objective Although meditation practice is an important component of many mindfulness‐
based interventions (MBIs), empirical findings of its effects on psychological functioning are …

Abstract Theory suggests that heightening state mindfulness in meditation practice over time
increases trait mindfulness, which benefits psychological health. We prospectively examined …

Meditation is a specific consciousness state in which deep relaxation and increased
internalized attention coexist. There have been various neurophysiological studies on …