Objective: Over the last 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in published
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of brief mindfulness training (from single-session …

Self-regulation is the control of aspects of the self to allow pursuit of long-term goals, and it is
proposed as a central pathway through which mindfulness may exert benefits on well-being …

Background In spite of the advances in hypertension prevention and treatment, there is a
high percentage of people with elevated or uncontrolled blood pressure. New patient …

Understanding the determinants of health behaviours has been an important focus of health
psychology, as it forms the basis for successful behaviour-change interventions. The …

Mindfulness, commonly associated with Buddhism, refers to the state of being aware, taking
note of what is going on within oneself and outside of the world. In the current research, we …

Compassion is an essential component of medical practice but is difficult to sustain over
time. This problem is increasingly recognized in medical curricula. Mindfulness-based …

Objective: In college student samples, the association between depressive symptoms and
alcohol-related problems has been found to be mediated by drinking-to-cope motives …

While the majority of studies have focused on dispositional mindfulness and the efficacy of
mindfulness meditation, there has been limited study exploring the effect of state …

Objectives: Evidence suggests that disgust responses, known to negatively affect
psychological wellbeing, may differ in people with cancer. We performed the first quantitative …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening participation remains unacceptably low. This study
investigated the emotion of disgust as a potential deterrent to intention to screen for CRC …