Trial reportInternational journal of behavioral medicine2009
Increases in positive reappraisal coping during a group-based mantram intervention mediate sustained reductions in anger in HIV-positive persons.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychosocial group interventions to improve psychological well-being in adults living with HIV.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.Psychological medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Spiritual wellbeing mediates PTSD change in veterans with military-related PTSD.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2012Trial
- Living with HIV: responses to a mantram intervention using the critical incident research method.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2012Trial
- Effects of Cognitive Reappraisal Training on Psychological Resilience, Depression Symptoms, and Emotional State.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- An Exploratory Study of ICU Pediatric Nurses' Feelings and Coping Strategies after Experiencing Children Death.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mantram Repetition as a Portable Mindfulness Practice: Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- Meditation, stress processes, and telomere biology.Current opinion in psychology · 2019Review
- Application of a faith-based integration tool to assess mental and physical health interventions.Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association · 2017Article
- Neural indicators of emotion regulation via acceptance vs reappraisal in remitted major depressive disorder.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2015Article
- Dispositional Mindfulness Co-varies with Self-Reported Positive Reappraisal.Personality and individual differences · 2014Article
- Longitudinal spiritual coping with trauma in people with HIV: implications for health care.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2014Article
- Can meditation slow rate of cellular aging? Cognitive stress, mindfulness, and telomeres.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2009Review
- Heralding the new publisher: strategic alliance and improved service.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2009Article
- Effects of psychological interventions on neuroendocrine hormone regulation and immune status in HIV-positive persons: a review of randomized controlled trials.Psychosomatic medicine · 2008Review
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Abstract
backgroundThere is evidence that various meditation practices reduce distress, but little is known about the mechanisms of frequently repeating a mantram-a spiritual word or phrase-on distress reduction. Mantram repetition is the portable practice of focusing attention frequently on a mantram throughout the day without a specific time, place, or posture. PURPOSE: We examined the hypothesis of whether increases in positive reappraisal coping or distancing coping mediated the sustained decreases in anger found following a group-based mantram intervention that was designed to train attention and promote awareness of internal experiences.
methodA secondary analysis was performed on data collected from a randomized controlled trial that compared a group-based mantram intervention (n = 46) to an attention-matched control (n = 47) in a community sample of human immunodeficiency virus-positive adults. Positive reappraisal and distancing coping were explored as potential mediators of anger reduction.
resultsParticipants in the mantram intervention reported significant increases in positive reappraisal coping over the 5-week intervention period, whereas the control group reported decreases. Increases in positive reappraisal coping during the 5-week intervention period appear to mediate the effect of mantram on decreased anger at 22-week follow-up.
conclusionsFindings suggest that a group-based mantram intervention may reduce anger by enhancing positive reappraisal coping.
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