Frontiers in Psychology
January 1, 2014
Viviana Capurso, Franco Fabbro, Cristiano Crescentini
115 citations
A commentary argues that the relationship between mindfulness meditation and creativity is more complex than previously assumed. It suggests that while mindfulness reduces mind-wandering, which is often linked to creative insight, it may also enhance certain cognitive processes that support creativity. The author contends that the effects depend on the type of mindfulness practice and the aspect of creativity being measured, and calls for more nuanced research to disentangle these interactions.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
November 18, 2024
Alessandro Lazzarelli, Francesca Scafuto, Cristiano Crescentini et al.
30 citations
Interoceptive ability—detecting and interpreting body signals—can be trained through mind-body interventions and is central to emotion regulation. Mindfulness meditation improves both interoceptive ability and emotion regulation via top-down brain-body processing. Interventions using bottom-up processing through body movement and emotional expression remain under-investigated. The authors argue that interoceptive ability is a crucial aspect linking mind-body interventions to emotion regulation and suggest that studying it with both quantitative and qualitative methods could integrate top-down and bottom-up emotion processing, observational and non-observational body awareness, and conscious and unconscious levels of interoception.
Frontiers in psychology
January 1, 2025
Alberto Chiesa, Cristiano Crescentini, Fabio D'Antoni et al.
5 citations
A nine-month mindfulness teacher training program enhanced the ability to perceive and interpret bodily signals—known as interoceptive awareness—in 38 individuals training to become mindfulness-based intervention teachers, compared with 24 matched controls. The trained group showed significantly greater increases in awareness of mind-body integration. Although overall emotional distress did not differ between groups, increases in self-regulation scores within the training group were linked to decreases in depression and total emotional distress. The findings suggest that mindfulness training for future teachers further improves their capacity to attend to, regulate, and interpret bodily signals.
International journal of environmental research and public health
November 13, 2024
Rebecca Ciacchini, Ciro Conversano, Graziella Orrù et al.
5 citations
A mindfulness-based stress reduction program for people with chronic pain (fibromyalgia or low back pain) improved sleep quality and showed a marginal increase in trait mindfulness. The intervention reduced perceived stress differently between the two diagnostic groups, and it also reduced anxiety in those with fibromyalgia and depressive symptoms in those with low back pain. These results suggest that mindfulness-based approaches could be tailored for personalized pain management.
Psychology research and behavior management
January 1, 2024
Alessio Matiz, Franco Fabbro, Cristiano Crescentini
4 citations
A storytelling-based mindfulness program for children in grades 3 to 5 showed moderate acceptability, with an average rating of 2.9 out of 4. Children with higher persistence, cooperativeness, and self-transcendence traits liked the program more, found it useful, and engaged more. Over half (57.8%) used mindfulness practices in daily life, and 93.9% would recommend it. Children reported learning about emotional and physical difficulties, calm and relaxation, resilience, self-exploration, and attention. Acceptability was higher than similar programs, and certain personality traits may help tailor such interventions for better outcomes.