A new micro-intervention to increase the enjoyment and continued practice of meditation.

ABSTRACT: New health behaviors are difficult to maintain and meditation is no different. We tested two key pathways of the upward spiral theory of lifestyle change (Fredrickson, 2013), which identifies positive emotions as critical ingredients for the maintenance of new health behaviors. The present experiment combined a laboratory session that introduced novices to meditation with a 3-week follow-up period to assess the extent to which study participants maintained this new health behavior. In a 2 × 2 experimental design, midlife adults (N = 240) were randomized to (a) learn about judicious ways to prioritize positivity (labeled "prioritizing positivity plus") or about a control topic that also featured the science of positive emotions and (b) follow a guided meditation based on either loving-kindn

SUBMITTER: Van Cappellen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7153969 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature