Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects

By Kirk Warren Brown, Richard M. Ryan, J. D. Creswell. 2007

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Self-Reported Mindfulness Mediates the Relation Between Meditation Experience and Psychological Well-Being (2011, background): “Mindfulness, originally a term from Buddhist traditions, is usually defined as being aware of and attending to present internal and external stimuli (e.g., Brown et al. 2007; Goldstein and Kornfield 2001; Kabat-Zinn 2004; Thera 1996), or as a particular quality of consciousness that can be enhanced ”
A self‐determination theory approach to understanding stress incursion and responses (2011, background): “Yet attention needs to be fl exibly deployed to both internal states and external circumstances to effectively support goal pursuits (K. W. Brown et al., 2007).”
Reconciling and Thematizing Definitions of Mindfulness: The Big Five of Mindfulness (2016, background): “For Brown, Ryan, and Creswell (2007) such elements are conceived as events that affect our attention, for Epstein (1995) as changing objects, for Hahn as the present reality, for Dimidjian and Linehan (2008) as reality, and for Harvey (2000) as physical phenomena.”
Mindfulness: Its Transformative Potential for Consumer, Societal, and Environmental Well-Being (2016, background): “Advocates of mindfulness practices posit that a mindful individual, much like a “zoom lens” (Brown, Ryan, and Creswell 2007), can fluidly switch between attending to all currently salient stimuli and focusing attention on a particular stimulus or specific details.”
A Qualitative Analysis of Experiential Challenges Associated with Meditation Practice (2015, background): “Although research interest in meditation has “exploded” in recent years (Brown et al. 2007, p.211), Irving et al. (2009, p.65) suggested that a “striking limitation” of this empirical work was the “absence of research on potentially harmful or negative effects.””
What are the benefits of mindfulness? A practice review of psychotherapy-related research. (2011, neutral): “The term “mindfulness” has been used to refer to a psychological state of awareness, a practice that promotes this awareness, a mode of processing information, and a characterological trait (Brown et al., 2007; Germer, Siegel, & Fulton, 2005; Kostanski & Hassed, 2008; Siegel, 2007b).”
Review and Evaluation of Mindfulness-Based iPhone Apps (2015, background): “Accordingly, mindfulness has been found to have beneficial psychological, somatic, behavioral, and interpersonal effects [6], developing tolerance, acceptance, patience, trust, openness, gentleness, generosity, empathy, gratitude, and loving-kindness, each of which is relevant to the personal recove”
Mind The Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation (2017, neutral): “…(S. L. Shapiro et al., 2006), decentering and inhibitory control (Vago & Silbersweig, 2012), nonconceptual discriminatory awareness (Brown et al., 2007), acceptance and reintegration (Hayes et al., 1999; Linehan, 1993), or focused attention, decentering, and meta-awareness (Lutz,…”
The psychological effects of meditation: a meta-analysis. (2012, background): “Moreover, for some central concepts, such as mindfulness, the contemporary literature exhibits considerable variance in descriptions and definitions (K. W. Brown et al., 2007).”
SELF-REPORTED EXPERIENCES OF DISCRIMINATION AND HEALTH: SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES, ONGOING CONTROVERSIES, AND EMERGING ISSUES (2015, background): “Mindfulness, or nonjudgmental attention and awareness, has been identified as a successful coping strategy with wide-ranging benefits for mental health and greater well-being (for a review, see Brown et al. 2007).”
Mediating role of self-esteem on the relationship between mindfulness, anxiety, and depression (2016, background): “Mindfulness interventions may help promote levels of self-esteem that is secure and based on heightened awareness and acceptance of self-traits (Brown et al., 2007).”