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Contemplative practices behavior is positively associated with well-being in three global multi-regional Stanford WELL for life cohorts
| العنوان: | Contemplative practices behavior is positively associated with well-being in three global multi-regional Stanford WELL for life cohorts |
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| المؤلفون: | Rich, T, Chrisinger, B, Kaimal, R, Winter, S, Hedlin, H, Min, Y, Zhao, X, Zhu, S, You, S-L, Sun, C-A, Lin, J-T, Hsing, A, Heaney, C |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) |
| الوصف: | Positive associations between well-being and a single contemplative practice (e.g., mindfulness meditation) are well documented, yet prior work may have underestimated the strength of the association by omitting consideration of multiple and/or alternative contemplative practices. Moreover, little is known about how contemplative practice behavior (CPB) impacts different dimensions of well-being. This study investigates the relationship of CPB, consisting of four discrete practices (embodied somatic-observing, non-reactive mindfulness, self-compassion, and compassion for others), with multiple dimensions of well-being. As with other canonical lifestyle behaviors, multiple contemplative practices can be integrated into one’s daily routine. Thus, it is critical to holistically consider these behaviors, extending them beyond a simple uni-dimensional measure (e.g., daily mindfulness meditation practice). We developed an integrative measure of four types of contemplative practice and found it to be significantly associated with a multi-dimensional measure of well-being. Importantly, our findings were from three large global multi-regional cohorts and compared against better-understood lifestyle behaviors (physical activity). Data were drawn from California/San Francisco Bay Area, (n = 6442), Hangzhou City (n = 10,268), and New Taipei City (n = 3033). In all three cohorts, we found statistically significant (p < 0.05) positive associations between CPB and well-being, both overall and with all of the constituent domains of well-being, comparable to or stronger than the relationship with physical activity across most well-being outcomes. These findings provide robust and cross-cultural evidence for a positive association between CPB and well-being, illuminate dimensions of well-being that could be most influenced by CPB, and suggest CPB may be useful to include as part of fundamental lifestyle recommendations for health and well-being. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6a542353-2bd6-40ee-bd57-ee4ee396e824; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013485 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph192013485 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013485 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6a542353-2bd6-40ee-bd57-ee4ee396e824 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; CC Attribution (CC BY) |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.442A9B0C |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph192013485 |
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