Sacred vs. secular mindfulness meditation: the influence of presentation priming on therapeutic effectiveness
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 pro...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 25, Issue: 7, Pages: 682-695 |
| Further subjects: | B
priming effects
B Wellbeing B Anxiety B Mindfulness B Stress |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2022.2106199 |