Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation

By Yi-Yuan Tang, Yinghua Ma, Junhong Wang, Yaxin Fan, Shigang Feng, Qilin Lu, Qingbao Yu, Danni Sui, M. Rothbart, M. Fan and 1 more. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2007

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Translation of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) (2011, positive): “For instance, Tang et al. (2007) showed that after 5 days of integrative body–mind training, which emphasized mindfulness practice, participants showed stronger improvements in the conflict score on the attention network test compared to participants receiving relaxation training.”
Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Health: A Review of Empirical Studies (2011, background): “Using a variety of neuropsychological tasks, experimental studies have shown that mindfulness training is associated with improvements in orienting (Jha, Krompinger, & Baime, 2007) and conflict monitoring (Tang et al., 2007).”
Two-Year Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Program on Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation and Academic Performance (2016, positive): “in adults, such practices enhance the ability to regulate emotions, thoughts, and behaviors (Higgins, 1996; Jha, Krompinger, & Baime, 2007; Marcus et al., 2003; Ortner, Kilner, & Zelazo, 2007; Ramel, Goldin, Carmona, & McQuaid, 2004; Segal, Williams, & Teasdale, 2002; Tang et al., 2007).”
Expanding minds: Growth mindsets of self-regulation and the influences on effort and perseverance (2018, background): “One potential reason why the growth mindset did not improve performance on this particular task is that attentional control is a cognitive skill that may require practice—rather than just greater persistence—in order to improve (Moore, Gruber, Derose, & Malinowski, 2012; Slagter et al., 2007; Tang e”
The effects of mindfulness training on beginners’ skill acquisition in dart throwing: a randomized controlled trial (2016, background): “…to the empirical evidence on the mechanisms of attention control and 16 self-awareness, it has been demonstrated that both long- and short- term mindfulness 17 training can cause a structural change of grey matter (Hölzel Carmody et al., 2011) and 18 white matter (Tang et al., 2007) in the brain.”
Mindful emotion regulation: An integrative review. (2009, background): “…& Malhi, 2007), visual discrimination (Brown, Forte, & Dysart, 1984), reduced attentional blink (i.e., a deficit in perceiving the second of two stimuli presented in close temporal succession; Slatger et al.,2007), and improved conflict scores on the Attention Network Test (Tang et al., 2007).”
A controlled trial of mindfulness training in schools: The importance of practice for an impact on well-being (2010, background): “Grossman, Tiefenthaler-Gilmer, Raysz, & Kesper, 2007; Morone, Greco, & Weiner, 2008), improved neuroendocrine and immune functioning (Davidson et al., 2003; Tang et al., 2007) and improvements in health-related behaviours, such as reductions in binge eating (Kristeller & Hallett, 1999) and substance”
Training attentional control and working memory - Is younger, better? (2012, methodology): “Tang et al. (2007, 2009, 2010) used diffusion tensor imaging, single photon emission computed tomography and electroencephalography (EEG) to point to changes in activity of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and other frontal areas after MM training; these are areas that are also implicated in…”
Enhancing attention through training (2015, methodology): “Some forms of meditation have been shown to improve attention [3,37], but others may not.”
One-Session Mindfulness Meditation: A Randomized Controlled Study of Effects on Cognition and Mood (2015, methodology): “Participants in the experimental group showed a significant decrease in anxiety, depression, anger and fatigue and an increase in vigor as measured by POMS (Tang et al. 2007).”