Believing in the Powers of Mindfulness: A Thematic Narrative Approach and the Development of a New Scale

About this item

Title

Believing in the Powers of Mindfulness: A Thematic Narrative Approach and the Development of a New Scale

Content partner

Victoria University of Wellington

Collection

Open Access Victoria University of Wellington

Description

Objectives: The beliefs and expectations people bring into mindfulness practice can affect the measurement outcomes of interventions. The aim of this mixed-method study was to examine the key beliefs in the powers of mindfulness—understood as non-judgmental awareness of the present moment—to transform the individual and the society, and to develop and validate the Belief in the Powers of Mindfulness Scale (BPMS). Method: In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with mindfulness med...

Read more

Format

Research paper

Research format

Scholarly text / Journal article

Date created

2023

Creator

Masoumeh Rahmani / Valerie van Mulukom / Miguel Farias

URL

https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Believing_in_the_Powers_of_Mindfulness_A_Thema...

Related subjects

Social and cultural anthropology / Religious studies / Psychology / Applied and developmental psychology / Clinical and health psychology / Social and personality psychology / Psychology of religion / Social and Cultural Anthropology / Psychology of Religion / Religion and Religious Studies / Mindfulness / Mixed methods / Narrative analysis / Beliefs / Scale development / Clinical and Health Psychology / Mind and Body / Complementary and Integrative Health / Clinical Research

What is the copyright status of this item?

Share

See below for specifics about how you may use this item.

More Information

Victoria University of Wellington has this to say about the rights status of this item:

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

What can I do with this item?

You must always check with Victoria University of Wellington to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Non-infringing use

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

Share it

This item is suitable for copying and sharing with others, without further permission.

No modifying

You are not allowed to adapt or remix this item into any other works.

No commercial use

You may not use this item commercially.