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Erschienen in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine 6/2018

30.05.2018

Recovery from stress: an experimental examination of focused attention meditation in novices

verfasst von: Amy R. Borchardt, Peggy M. Zoccola

Erschienen in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 6/2018

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Abstract

Identifying strategies that aid in recovery from stress may benefit cardiovascular health. Ninety-nine undergraduate meditation novices were randomly assigned to meditate, listen to an audio book, or sit quietly after a standardized stressor. During recovery, meditators’ heart rate variability and skin conductance levels returned to baseline, whereas only heart rate variability returned to baseline for the audio book and control groups. Positive and negative affect were no different than baseline following meditation, whereas, both audio book and control groups had lower positive affect and higher negative affect following the intervention. Findings suggest that the sympathetic nervous system is uniquely affected by meditation, and novices may benefit emotionally from meditating after a stressor. Further research is needed to determine meditation’s utility in recovering from stress.
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Metadaten
Titel
Recovery from stress: an experimental examination of focused attention meditation in novices
verfasst von
Amy R. Borchardt
Peggy M. Zoccola
Publikationsdatum
30.05.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-018-9932-9

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