Effects of brief and sham mindfulness meditation on mood and cardiovascular variables.
Effects of brief and sham mindfulness meditation on mood and cardiovascular variables.
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DOI：
10.1089/acm.2009.0321
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发表时间：
2010-08
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
F. Zeidan;Susan K. Johnson;Nakia S. Gordon;P. Goolkasian
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作者：
F. Zeidan;Susan K. Johnson;Nakia S. Gordon;P. Goolkasian
虽然长期冥想已经被发现可以减少消极情绪和心血管变量，但与假正念冥想干预相比，短暂正念冥想干预的效果相对未知。与对照组相比，这个实验检验了为期3天（总共1小时）的正念或假正念冥想干预是否会改善情绪和心血管变量。方法82名没有冥想经验的本科生（34男48女）参加了三个阶段的训练，包括正念冥想、假正念冥想和对照组。在干预前后评估心率、血压和心理变量（情绪状态概况、状态焦虑量表）。结果与假组和对照组相比，冥想干预在减少负面情绪、抑郁、疲劳、困惑和心率方面更有效。结论这些结果表明，短暂的冥想训练对情绪和心血管变量的有益影响超出了假冥想干预的需求特征。
OBJECTIVES Although long-term meditation has been found to reduce negative mood and cardiovascular variables, the effects of a brief mindfulness meditation intervention when compared to a sham mindfulness meditation intervention are relatively unknown. This experiment examined whether a 3-day (1-hour total) mindfulness or sham mindfulness meditation intervention would improve mood and cardiovascular variables when compared to a control group. METHODS Eighty-two (82) undergraduate students (34 males, 48 females), with no prior meditation experience, participated in three sessions that involved training in either mindfulness meditation, sham mindfulness meditation, or a control group. Heart rate, blood pressure, and psychologic variables (Profile of Mood States, State Anxiety Inventory) were assessed before and after the intervention. RESULTS The meditation intervention was more effective at reducing negative mood, depression, fatigue, confusion, and heart rate, when compared to the sham and control groups. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that brief meditation training has beneficial effects on mood and cardiovascular variables that go beyond the demand characteristics of a sham meditation intervention.