Sacred vs. secular mindfulness meditation
The influence of presentation priming on therapeutic effectiveness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19503815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shelley R Upton (0000-0002-2514-1358, Utah State University, corresponding author), Tyler L Renshaw (0000-0003-3087-5126, Utah State University), Amanda Morice (Louisiana State University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 682-695 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-09 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674676.2022.2106199 |
| OpenAlex | W4304187546 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
Mindfulness is a traditional, spiritual Buddhist practice that has entered the mainstream of applied psychology and become secularised. This study examined the differential influence of the presentation priming of mindfulness meditation—as either a “sacred Buddhist practice” or a “scientifically proven tool”—on its therapeutic effectiveness in a general sample of college students. ANCOVA were run using outcome pretest scores as the covariates and outcome posttest scores as the dependent variables. Results indicated a main effect of condition on depression, anxiety, stress, negative affect, positive affect, happiness, and optimism—suggesting that both mindfulness conditions were therapeutically effective compared to the control condition. Follow-up pairwise comparisons showed that the secular intervention was significantly more effective than the sacred intervention for increasing happiness—suggesting differential therapeutic effectiveness as a function of priming. Implications for future research and practice are discussed
Anxiety · Happiness · Meditation · Mindfulness · Optimism · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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