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Self-Reported Mindfulness and Cortisol During a Shamatha Meditation Retreat
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Jacobs, T.L.,Shaver, P.R.,Epel, E.S.,Zanesco, A.P.,Aichele, S.R.,Bridwell, D.A.,Rosenberg, E.L.,King, B.G.,MacLean, K.A.,Sahdra, B.K.
- 학회/출판사/기관명APA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
- 출판년도2013
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Health psychology
- 발행사항Vol.32No.10[2013]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN0278-6133
- 소개/요약Objective: Mindfulness-based meditation training can increase self-reported mindfulness and affect cortisol secretion. However, there are no reports linking these two variables directly. We examined whether they were related during concentrative meditation training. Methods: We measured self-reported mindfulness and cortisol near the beginning and end of a 3-month, intensive meditation retreat (N = 57). Cortisol measures included PM cortisol and the cortisol awakening response, assessed as both the absolute rise and the day-to-day variability of this rise across 3 consecutive days. Results: Mindfulness significantly increased from pre- to post-retreat, F(1,56) = -6.02, p < .001. Measures of cortisol did not significantly change. However, mindfulness was significantly, inversely related to PM cortisol at pre-retreat, r(53) = -.31, p < .05, and post-retreat, r(53) = -.30, p < .05, controlling for age and BMI. Pre / post change in mindfulness were significantly associated with pre / post change in both PM cortisol, = -3.7, t(49) = -2.30, p < .05 , and with changes in day-to-day variability of the cortisol awakening response, = -.34, t(49) = -2.18, p < .05, controlling for age and BMI: Larger increases in mindfulness were associated with pre / post decreases in PM cortisol and less day-to-day variability of the cortisol awakening response at post-retreat; smaller increases in mindfulness were associated with increases in both PM cortisol and day-to-day variability of the cortisol awakening response. Conclusions: These are the first data to show direct associations between self-reported mindfulness and cortisol release.
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