Gerald Devins
Biographic Data
| ID | 145180 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerald Devins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerald |
| FAMILY NAME | Devins |
| SIGNATURE | DEVINS G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The toronto mindfulness scale: Development and validation
In this study, the authors both developed and validated a self-report mindfulness measure, the Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS). In Study 1, participants were individuals with and without meditation experience. Results showed good internal consistency and two factors, Curiosity and Decentering. Most of the expected relationships with other constructs were as expected. The TMS scores increased with increasing mindfulness meditation experience. In S…
Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition.
There has been substantial interest in mindfulness as an approach to reduce cognitive vulnerability to stress and emotional distress in recent years. However, thus far mindfulness has not been defined operationally. This paper describes the results of recent meetings held to establish a consensus on mindfulness and to develop conjointly a testable operational definition. We propose a two-component model of mindfulness and specify each component i…
Illness experience, meaning and help-seeking among Chinese immigrants in Canada with chronic fatigue and weakness
Clinically significant symptoms and disorders of medically unexplained chronic fatigue and weakness constitute a serious problems for primary care with considerable cost, patient dissatisfaction, and clinician frustration. Such problems are likely to be more troublesome when cultural differences make if difficult for patients and clinicians to communicate adequately to establish an effective alliance for treatment. This research studied 50 Chines…
Illness experience, meaning and help-seeking among Chinese immigrants in Canada with chronic fatigue and weakness
Clinically significant symptoms and disorders of medically unexplained chronic fatigue and weakness constitute a serious problems for primary care with considerable cost, patient dissatisfaction, and clinician frustration. Such problems are likely to be more troublesome when cultural differences make if difficult for patients and clinicians to communicate adequately to establish an effective alliance for treatment. This research studied 50 Chines…
Illness experience, meaning and help-seeking among Chinese immigrants in Canada with chronic fatigue and weakness
Clinically significant symptoms and disorders of medically unexplained chronic fatigue and weakness constitute a serious problems for primary care with considerable cost, patient dissatisfaction, and clinician frustration. Such problems are likely to be more troublesome when cultural differences make if difficult for patients and clinicians to communicate adequately to establish an effective alliance for treatment. This research studied 50 Chines…
Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition.
There has been substantial interest in mindfulness as an approach to reduce cognitive vulnerability to stress and emotional distress in recent years. However, thus far mindfulness has not been defined operationally. This paper describes the results of recent meetings held to establish a consensus on mindfulness and to develop conjointly a testable operational definition. We propose a two-component model of mindfulness and specify each component i…
The toronto mindfulness scale: Development and validation
In this study, the authors both developed and validated a self-report mindfulness measure, the Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS). In Study 1, participants were individuals with and without meditation experience. Results showed good internal consistency and two factors, Curiosity and Decentering. Most of the expected relationships with other constructs were as expected. The TMS scores increased with increasing mindfulness meditation experience. In S…
Psychology (3 works) · Mindfulness (2 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (2 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (1 works) · Cartography (1 works) · Child Therapy and Development (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Emic and etic (1 works)