Unpleasant meditation-related experiences in regular meditators: Prevalence, predictors, and conceptual considerations.

ABSTRACT: So far, the large and expanding body of research on meditation has mostly focussed on the putative benefits of meditation on health and well-being. However, a growing number of reports indicate that psychologically unpleasant experiences can occur in the context of meditation practice. Very little is known about the prevalence and potential causes of these experiences. The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of particularly unpleasant meditation-related experiences in a large international sample of regular meditators, and to explore the association of these experiences with demographic characteristics, meditation practice, repetitive negative thinking, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Using a cross-sectional online survey, 1,232 regular meditators with at least two months of m

SUBMITTER: Schlosser M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6508707 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature