Background Chronic pain patients increasingly seek treatment through mindfulness
meditation. Purpose This study aims to synthesize evidence on efficacy and safety of …

The current study presented the first meta-analytic review on the associations between the
Big Five personality traits and stress measured under different conceptualizations (stressor …

Objectives Physical activity and healthy eating seem to be protective against experiencing
stress and negative affect as well as increase positive affect. At the same time, previous …

Introduction Depression is a very prevalent mental disorder affecting 340 million people
globally and is projected to become the leading cause of disability and the second leading …

Physical activity is associated with improved affective experience and enhanced cognitive
processing. Potential age differences in the degree of benefit, however, are poorly …

This review aimed to combine the literature on major personality traits and physical activity
alongside providing some meta-analytic summaries of the findings. Overall, 33 studies …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effect of acute aerobic
exercise on self-reported positive-activated affect (PAA). Samples from 158 studies from …

The primary cause of hypoglycaemia in Type 2 diabetes is diabetes medication—in
particular, those which raise insulin levels independently of blood glucose, such as …

This study explored the relationships among personality, leisure involvement, leisure
satisfaction and happiness in a representative sample of Chinese university students (n …

A pragmatic research philosophy is introduced that embraces mixed-method approaches to
applied research questions. With its origins in the work of Peirce (1984), James (1907) …