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Contemplative Practices Behavior Is Positively Associated with Well-Being in Three Global Multi-Regional Stanford WELL for Life Cohorts
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 i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9603492/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36294068 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013485 |
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author | Rich, Tia Chrisinger, Benjamin W. Kaimal, Rajani Winter, Sandra J. Hedlin, Haley Min, Yan Zhao, Xueyin Zhu, Shankuan You, San-Lin Sun, Chien-An Lin, Jaw-Town Hsing, Ann W. Heaney, Catherine |
author_facet | Rich, Tia Chrisinger, Benjamin W. Kaimal, Rajani Winter, Sandra J. Hedlin, Haley Min, Yan Zhao, Xueyin Zhu, Shankuan You, San-Lin Sun, Chien-An Lin, Jaw-Town Hsing, Ann W. Heaney, Catherine |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-96034922022-10-27 Contemplative Practices Behavior Is Positively Associated with Well-Being in Three Global Multi-Regional Stanford WELL for Life Cohorts Rich, Tia Chrisinger, Benjamin W. Kaimal, Rajani Winter, Sandra J. Hedlin, Haley Min, Yan Zhao, Xueyin Zhu, Shankuan You, San-Lin Sun, Chien-An Lin, Jaw-Town Hsing, Ann W. Heaney, Catherine Int J Environ Res Public Health Article 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. MDPI 2022-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9603492/ /pubmed/36294068 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013485 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Rich, Tia Chrisinger, Benjamin W. Kaimal, Rajani Winter, Sandra J. Hedlin, Haley Min, Yan Zhao, Xueyin Zhu, Shankuan You, San-Lin Sun, Chien-An Lin, Jaw-Town Hsing, Ann W. Heaney, Catherine Contemplative Practices Behavior Is Positively Associated with Well-Being in Three Global Multi-Regional Stanford WELL for Life Cohorts |
title | Contemplative Practices Behavior Is Positively Associated with Well-Being in Three Global Multi-Regional Stanford WELL for Life Cohorts |
title_full | Contemplative Practices Behavior Is Positively Associated with Well-Being in Three Global Multi-Regional Stanford WELL for Life Cohorts |
title_fullStr | Contemplative Practices Behavior Is Positively Associated with Well-Being in Three Global Multi-Regional Stanford WELL for Life Cohorts |
title_full_unstemmed | Contemplative Practices Behavior Is Positively Associated with Well-Being in Three Global Multi-Regional Stanford WELL for Life Cohorts |
title_short | Contemplative Practices Behavior Is Positively Associated with Well-Being in Three Global Multi-Regional Stanford WELL for Life Cohorts |
title_sort | contemplative practices behavior is positively associated with well-being in three global multi-regional stanford well for life cohorts |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9603492/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36294068 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013485 |
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