Mechanisms of mindfulness training: Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT)

EK Lindsay, JD Creswell - Clinical psychology review, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite evidence linking trait mindfulness and mindfulness training with a broad range of
effects, still little is known about its underlying active mechanisms. Mindfulness is commonly …

The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation

YY Tang, BK Hölzel, MI Posner - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2015 - nature.com
Research over the past two decades broadly supports the claim that mindfulness meditation—
practiced widely for the reduction of stress and promotion of health—exerts beneficial effects …

Emotion regulation: Current status and future prospects

JJ Gross - Psychological inquiry, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
One of the fastest growing areas within psychology is the field of emotion regulation.
However, enthusiasm for this topic continues to outstrip conceptual clarity, and there …

Emotional foundations of cognitive control

M Inzlicht, BD Bartholow, JB Hirsh - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2015 - cell.com
Often seen as the paragon of higher cognition, here we suggest that cognitive control is
dependent on emotion. Rather than asking whether control is influenced by emotion, we ask …

Mindfulness and emotion regulation

L Roemer, SK Williston, LG Rollins - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Self-reported mindfulness is associated with enhanced emotional
recovery.•Mindfulness manipulations lead to reduced negative emotional responses.• …

Mindfulness at work: Positive affect, hope, and optimism mediate the relationship between dispositional mindfulness, work engagement, and well-being

P Malinowski, HJ Lim - Mindfulness, 2015 - Springer
Mindfulness has been described as a state of awareness characterized by refined
attentional skills and a non-evaluative attitude toward internal and external events. Recently …

A systematic review of associations between interoception, vagal tone, and emotional regulation: Potential applications for mental health, wellbeing, psychological …

T Pinna, DJ Edwards - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Interoception and heart rate variability have been found to predict outcomes of
mental health and well-being. However, these have usually been investigated …

Mindfulness meditation improves emotion regulation and reduces drug abuse

YY Tang, R Tang, MI Posner - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The core clinical symptoms of addiction include an enhanced incentive for drug
taking (craving), impaired self-control (impulsivity and compulsivity), emotional dysregulation …

Mindfulness meditation practice and executive functioning: Breaking down the benefit

SN Gallant - Consciousness and cognition, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on evidence for mindfulness meditation-related benefits to executive
functioning, processes important for much of human volitional behaviour. Miyake et al.(2000) …

Trait mindfulness and health behaviours: a meta-analysis

M Sala, C Rochefort, PP Lui… - Health psychology review, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Mindfulness is defined as bringing one's attention to present-moment experience with
acceptance, and is associated with engagement in various health behaviours. To synthesise …