ArticleMindfulness2023
Who Sticks with Meditation? Rates and Predictors of Persistence in a Population-based Sample in the USA.
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- A Systematic Review of the Adherence to Home-Practice Meditation Exercises in Patients with Chronic Pain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Effect of meditation on clinical symptoms and gray matter volume in chronic schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Trial
- Developing meditation practice in individuals with elevated psychological distress via a meditation app intervention: An implementation science-informed qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators.Psychological services · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness and Exploratory Cost-Effectiveness of Regular Meditation for Improving Quality of Life: Protocol for a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Good vibrations: Sternal vibration enhances white matter density and interoceptive awareness.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Contemplative practices serve as complementary mental health strategies in nationally representative samples from Australia and New Zealand.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Engagement With Meditation Apps: Cross-Sectional Survey of Use and Associations.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Good vibrations: Sternal vibration enhances white matter density and interoceptive awareness.Research square · 2025Article
- Evaluating Theory-Driven Messaging to Overcome the Barriers to Meditation: Large-Scale Digital Field Experiment.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- How static and kinetic meditation, with or without guidance, affect autonomic nervous system activity in novice meditators.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Developing and evaluating a Portuguese-language meditation App for medical students: motivation, adherence, and emotional effects.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal associations between psychedelic use and meditation practices in the United States and the United Kingdom.Psychological medicine · 2024Observational
- Understanding the Implementation of Informal Meditation Practice in a Smartphone-Based Intervention: A Qualitative Analysis.Mindfulness · 2024Article
- Situating Meditation Apps Within the Ecosystem of Meditation Practice: Population-Based Survey Study.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Meditation and neurofeedback: A systematic scoping review, synthesis, and future directions.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Despite the well-documented psychological benefits of meditation practice, limited research has examined factors associated with meditation practice persistence. Like other health behaviors (e.g., exercise), non-persistence may undermine the effectiveness of meditation. Methods: We examined rates and correlates of meditation persistence using a population-based sample ( Results: Almost half of the sample (49.3%) indicated lifetime exposure to meditation and a third (35.0%) indicated practice in the past year. Factors positively associated with persistence (lifetime and/or current) included having spoken with a meditation teacher, higher perceived effectiveness of meditation, higher meditation-positive subjective norms, lower perceived barriers, higher conscientiousness, higher wellbeing growth mindset, and retreat experience. Factors negatively associated with persistence included first exposure through various forms of technology and having a mental health motivation for practice. First exposure through a smartphone app and first exposure through friends and family were not associated with lifetime or current persistence. Findings were unchanged after controlling for demographics and applying a false discovery rate Conclusions: These findings provide insights into factors that may promote persistence with meditation which can guide the delivery of meditation training. Preregistration: This study was preregistered at the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/4h86s).
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