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Mindfulness training and false perception in individuals with high unusual experiences 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Reed, P.,Carey, H.,Evans, C.,Rutter, L.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam
  • 출판년도2016
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Personality and individual differences
  • 발행사항Vol.93No.-[2016]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0191-8869
  • 소개/요약Abstract The present study explored the impact of mindfulness training on the relationship between false perceptions (hallucinations) and high levels of unusual experiences. 130 participants completed the O-LIFE(B) scale and a visual-detection task in which they had to identify fast-moving words in a visual display. Each participant completed a version of the visual-detection task twice, once after a 10 min mindfulness induction session, and once after a 10 min unfocused attention control session. Participants scoring high on the unusual experiences sub-scale of the O-LIFE reported seeing more words that were not there than those scoring low on this scale. However, this difference between high and low unusual experience scorers was not pronounced or statistically significant in the mindfulness condition. These data suggest that mindfulness can reduce the number of hallucination-like experiences in individuals with high levels of self-reported schizotypy