PROMISE: A Model of Insight and Equanimity as the Key Effects of Mindfulness Meditation.

ABSTRACT: In a comprehensive meta-analysis on the effects of mindfulness meditation, Eberth and Sedlmeier (2012) identified a multitude of positive effects that covered a wide range of psychological variables, such as heightened mindfulness as measured through contemporary mindfulness scales, reduced negative emotions, increased positive emotions, changes in self-concept, enhanced attention, perception, and wellbeing, improved interpersonal abilities, and a reduction of negative personality traits. The present research aimed at developing and testing a comprehensive model explaining the wide range of mindfulness meditation effects and their temporal and causal relationships. In Study 1, interviews with meditators at different levels of experience were analyzed using a grounded theory procedure. The

SUBMITTER: Eberth J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6817944 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature