Meditators’ Non-academic Definition of Mindfulness
dc.contributor.author | Alvear Morón, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Soler, Joaquim | |
dc.contributor.author | Cebolla, Ausiàs | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-05T16:51:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-05T16:51:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mindfulness 13 : 1544-1554 (2022) | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 1868-8527 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1868-8535 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/57923 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives Mindfulness has been defined differently in academic scientific contexts and in Buddhist academic contexts. An under-studied area is that of lay (non-academic) theories of mindfulness. The goal of this article is to identify, organize, analyze in detail, and provide themes from the meditators' definitions of mindfulness. Possible differences and similarities of the collected definitions of mindfulness with the scientific-academic definitions and with the academic-Buddhist definitions are also checked. Methods A qualitative and inductive thematic analysis on the definitions of mindfulness offered by the participants was carried out. Results The sample consisted of 326 meditators who offered a definition of mindfulness through an open question. Seven themes were identified: (1) mindfulness defined as attention/awareness; (2) mindfulness defined as a non-evaluative attitude; (3) mindfulness defined as strategy; (4) mindfulness defined from a theoretical analysis; (5) mindfulness defined as a psycho-affective-spiritual state; (6) mindfulness defined as personal development; and (7) lack of understanding of mindfulness. From these themes, it can be deduced that the definitions collected share more patterns of meaning with the scientific-academic definition of mindfulness than with the academic-Buddhist one. Conclusions The findings of this study provide new insights into the complexity and heterogeneity of the definition of mindfulness. What has been discovered may indicate the complexity of the mindfulness construct itself. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. Open Access funding provided by EHU/UPV agreement with Springer Nature. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Springer | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | * |
dc.subject | mindfulness | es_ES |
dc.subject | lay theories | es_ES |
dc.subject | qualitative research | es_ES |
dc.subject | thematic analysis | es_ES |
dc.subject | meditation | es_ES |
dc.title | Meditators’ Non-academic Definition of Mindfulness | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | © The Author(s) 2022. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | Atribución 3.0 España | * |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-022-01899-3 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12671-022-01899-3 | |
dc.departamentoes | Psicología evolutiva y de la educación | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Bilakaeraren eta hezkuntzaren psikologia | es_ES |
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