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Comparing Mindfulness-Based Intervention Strategies: Differential Effects of Sitting Meditation, Body Scan, and Mindful Yoga

Abstract  

We investigated whether three different meditation practices that are commonly used in mindfulness-based interventions lead
to differential changes in psychological health outcomes when presented separately. Participants included 141 undergraduates
assigned to a sitting meditation, body scan, or mindful yoga condition. Participants in all conditions attended three weekly
1-h sessions (105 min of guided meditation and 75 min of discussion) in addition to pre- and post-intervention questionnaires
collected in separate sessions. Participants reported significant improvements in the tendency to describe one’s experience,
rumination, self-compassion, and psychological well-being regardless of condition. The following between-group differences
in change over time emerged: (1) mindful yoga was associated with greater increases in psychological well-being than the other
two practices, (2) sitting meditation and mindful yoga were both associated with greater decreases in difficulties with emotion
regulation than the body scan, and (3) sitting meditation was associated with greater increases in the tendency to take a
nonevaluative stance toward observed stimuli than the body scan.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category ORIGINAL PAPER
  • Pages 1-6
  • DOI 10.1007/s12671-012-0139-9
  • Authors
    • Shannon E. Sauer-Zavala, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Department of Psychology, Boston University, 648 Beacon ST, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • Erin C. Walsh, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
    • Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
    • Emily L. B. Lykins, Department of Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USA
    • Journal Mindfulness
    • Online ISSN 1868-8535
    • Print ISSN 1868-8527
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 09/15/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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