Bethany Butzer
Biographic Data
| ID | 650372 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bethany Butzer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bethany |
| FAMILY NAME | Butzer |
| SIGNATURE | BUTZER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9613-1475 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An Exploration of the Associations Between Meditation, Extended Human Capacities and Synchronistic Experiences
The study’s aim was to explore the associations between meditation, extended human capacities, and synchronistic experiences. 725 participants completed questionnaires and online tasks assessing these variables before and after engaging in personal growth workshops. The results showed that 1) meditators scored higher than non-meditators on noetic experiences and beliefs, and pre-workshop synchronistic experiences; 2) meditation frequency was asso…
Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Professional Development Program for Primary School Teachers in the Czech Republic
The study suggests that providing teachers with self-compassion and mindfulness practices can lead to beneficial effects on several outcome variables. Further studies need to investigate if these benefits can be sustained and if they affect teachers' physical health, their relationships with students, and the students' outcomes
Evaluation of Yoga for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use Risk Factors in a Middle School Setting
Implementing yoga within the school curriculum
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesise research evidence and propose a theoretical model suggesting that school-based yoga programs may be an effective way to promote social-emotional learning (SEL) and positive student outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a literature review focusing on: the current state of research on school-based yoga interventions; a preliminary theoretical model outlining the potent…
Poverty Trajectories Experienced by Persons with Mental Illness
The present study aimed to better understand the relationship between mental illness and poverty by comparing three groups of individuals with mental illness in Canada: those who see their financial status as improving, worsening, or staying the same. This study used a focused ethnography approach to collect qualitative data from 34 focus group participants. Participants highlighted several facilitators and barriers to financial improvement and o…
Adult attachment, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction
The goal of this research was to extend prior work on adult attachment and sexuality, which has tended to focus on samples of adolescents and undergraduate students. A Canadian sample of 116 married couples aged 21–75 years completed self‐report measures of adult attachment, marital, and sexual satisfaction. Results revealed that participants with higher levels of anxiety and avoidance reported lower levels of sexual satisfaction at the individua…
Relationships between the frequency of social comparisons and self-concept clarity, intolerance of uncertainty, anxiety, and depression
Implementing yoga within the school curriculum
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesise research evidence and propose a theoretical model suggesting that school-based yoga programs may be an effective way to promote social-emotional learning (SEL) and positive student outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a literature review focusing on: the current state of research on school-based yoga interventions; a preliminary theoretical model outlining the potent…
Evaluation of Yoga for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use Risk Factors in a Middle School Setting
Relationships between the frequency of social comparisons and self-concept clarity, intolerance of uncertainty, anxiety, and depression
Adult attachment, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction
The goal of this research was to extend prior work on adult attachment and sexuality, which has tended to focus on samples of adolescents and undergraduate students. A Canadian sample of 116 married couples aged 21–75 years completed self‐report measures of adult attachment, marital, and sexual satisfaction. Results revealed that participants with higher levels of anxiety and avoidance reported lower levels of sexual satisfaction at the individua…
Implementing yoga within the school curriculum
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesise research evidence and propose a theoretical model suggesting that school-based yoga programs may be an effective way to promote social-emotional learning (SEL) and positive student outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a literature review focusing on: the current state of research on school-based yoga interventions; a preliminary theoretical model outlining the potent…
Poverty Trajectories Experienced by Persons with Mental Illness
The present study aimed to better understand the relationship between mental illness and poverty by comparing three groups of individuals with mental illness in Canada: those who see their financial status as improving, worsening, or staying the same. This study used a focused ethnography approach to collect qualitative data from 34 focus group participants. Participants highlighted several facilitators and barriers to financial improvement and o…
Evaluation of Yoga for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use Risk Factors in a Middle School Setting
An Exploration of the Associations Between Meditation, Extended Human Capacities and Synchronistic Experiences
The study’s aim was to explore the associations between meditation, extended human capacities, and synchronistic experiences. 725 participants completed questionnaires and online tasks assessing these variables before and after engaging in personal growth workshops. The results showed that 1) meditators scored higher than non-meditators on noetic experiences and beliefs, and pre-workshop synchronistic experiences; 2) meditation frequency was asso…
Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Professional Development Program for Primary School Teachers in the Czech Republic
The study suggests that providing teachers with self-compassion and mindfulness practices can lead to beneficial effects on several outcome variables. Further studies need to investigate if these benefits can be sustained and if they affect teachers' physical health, their relationships with students, and the students' outcomes
Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)