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Introdução: A saúde mental da mulher é influenciada por particularidades e variações hormonais que podem predispor a diversos transtornos mentais. Com base na evidência das práticas de meditação de atenção plena (mindfulness) em populações gerais, estas intervenções têm o potencial de modular a psicopatologia feminina, promovendo melhoria na saúde mental. Objetivos: Este artigo tem por objetivo fazer uma revisão narrativa avaliando a relação entre a prática de atenção plena e a saúde mental da mulher. Métodos: Foram consultadas as bases de dados Pubmed, MEDLINE, Embase e Cochrane, selecionando os artigos em inglês publicados entre 2013 e 2023. Resultados e Discussão: Os resultados dos estudos incluídos nesta revisão apontam para a eficácia da atenção plena nos processos de manejo de estresse e na promoção da regulação emocional em mulheres. As práticas de meditação de atenção plena foram consistentemente associadas a uma atenuação nos sintomas de condições específicas à saúde mental da mulher, tais como: transtorno disfórico pré-menstrual; depressão, estresse e ansiedade na gestação e pós-parto; estresse na perimenopausa; disfunções sexuais e transtorno alimentar, especialmente episódios de compulsão alimentar e comer emocional. Evidenciam-se ainda algumas fragilidades metodológicas das pesquisas sobre meditação atenção plena em mulheres. Conclusão: A prática de mindfulness evidencia-se como uma intervenção benéfica e com amplas aplicações na saúde mental feminina. Destaca-se o impacto positivo no manejo de patologias associadas ao ciclo reprodutivo e nos transtornos alimentares, recomendando-se a expansão de pesquisas com melhor qualidade metodológica que tenham como enfoque os efeitos terapêuticos no espectro da saúde mental da mulher.

There is currently a great deal of research on mindfulness in the field of education at different levels. In higher education, most of these studies have been approached from a positivist view of the phenomenon, and have focused on assessing the benefits of mindfulness on the health and well-being of students, as well as on their academic performance. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of three university teachers who focus their educational work as a conscious experience, through the analysis of their life stories. The technique used was the semi-structured interview. Data analysis was performed in two successive phases. The first consisted of a category analysis of the content of the interviews, and the second on reducing the data according to the objectives of the research, showing three different approaches to mindfulness: as a process that helps make students more aware; as a process of self-knowledge; and as a process aimed at expanding the unconditioned consciousness of students and teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En la actualidad existen numerosas investigaciones sobre consciencia plena en el ámbito de la educación en sus distintos niveles. En educación superior, la mayoría de estos trabajos se han afrontado desde una visión positivista del fenómeno y se han centrado en valorar los beneficios de su práctica sobre la salud y el bienestar del alumnado, así como en su rendimiento académico. El objetivo de este trabajo fue explorar las vivencias de tres profesores universitarios que enfocan su acción pedagógica como una experiencia consciente, a través del análisis de sus relatos de vida. La técnica utilizada fue la entrevista semiestructurada. El análisis de los datos se realizó en dos fases sucesivas, de primer y de segundo orden. El de primer orden consistió en un análisis categorial del contenido de las entrevistas, y el de segundo orden se centró en la reducción de los datos según el objetivo de la investigación, mostrando las tres perspectivas diferentes de enfocar la práctica que son discutidas en este trabajo: 1) como un proceso que ayude a despertar al alumnado; 2) como un proceso de autoconocimiento, y 3) como un proceso dirigido a la expansión de la consciencia no condicionada de alumnado y profesorado.

Mindfulness is a skill that allows the practitioner to expand an existing space between stimulus and response, so he/she may make more conscious choices which in turn prevents the perpetuation of dysfunctional patterns of behaviors, contributing to the improvement of his/her well-being. The goal of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) in a sample with 395 participants divided into smokers, people from the general population, college students and meditators. They answered the MAAS and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS). An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to test the factor structure of the MAAS. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability and split half were respectively assessed with Cronbach's α and correlation coefficients. Construct validity was examined by correlating the MAAS with psychological well-being. Criterion validity was assessed by comparing the meditators' scores on the MAAS with the scores of other participants. After the exploratory factor analysis, the Brazilian MAAS remained a unidimensional scale. Reliability [α = .83; split half = .67 and test-retest = .80 (p < .001)] and validity measures were adequate, except the criterion validity which was not confirmed in the mentioned sample.

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This study evaluated the impact of mindfulness meditation in anxiety, depression, anger, and stress symptoms and mindfulness in a group of thirty two adults attending a training on this type of meditation. Levels of mindfulness were also examined. They voluntarily completed a self-report pre and post measures of consciousness and mindfulness (MAAS), frequency of autonomic depressive thoughts (ATQ), propensity and anger management (EPYMI), emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress (DASS) and stress (SWS). Also, participants registered the daily minutes dedicated to the practice of meditation during this study. The statistical analysis of pre and post data demonstrated a significant reduction between measures of anxiety, depression, anger and stress and a significant increase in mindfulness. Correlations reflected a strong and positive relationship between minutes meditating and mindfulness. Results also evidenced negative and strong correlations between minutes meditating and depressive thoughts, anxiety, anger and stress. The effect size obtained for variables of stress, mindfulness and anxiety was moderate. For depression and anger, the effect size obtained was small. Benchmarking analysis was used to compare the effect sizes obtained. Results suggest that mindfulness meditation seems to be a promising practice to reduce symptoms of depression, anger, anxiety and stress and increase mindfulness. Further studies are strongly recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mindfulness is a skill that allows the practitioner to expand an existing space between stimulus and response, so he/she may make more conscious choices which in turn prevents the perpetuation of dysfunctional patterns of behaviors, contributing to the improvement of his/her well-being. The goal of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) in a sample with 395 participants divided into smokers, people from the general population, college students and meditators. They answered the MAAS and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS). An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to test the factor structure of the MAAS. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability and split half were respectively assessed with Cronbach's a and correlation coefficients. Construct validity was examined by correlating the MAAS with psychological well-being. Criterion validity was assessed by comparing the meditators' scores on the MAAS with the scores of other participants. After the exploratory factor analysis, the Brazilian MAAS remained a unidimensional scale. Reliability [a = .83; split half = .67 and test-retest = .80 (p < .001)] and validity measures were adequate, except the criterion validity which was not confirmed in the mentioned sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mindfulness construct, defined as "paying attention on purpose, in the present moment and nonjudgementally to the present experience" (Kabat-Zinn, 1982) and considered part of the third generation techniques in cognitive-behavioural therapies, is being applied in several fields with benefits in important variables such as stress or anxiety levels, pain or life quality. It's been recently used for the first time in sports psychology to increase the performance levels of athletes with very well defined programs (Birrer, 2012). The aim of this article is to analyze the mindfulness-based interventions and see the potential benefits and advantages that mindfulness could bring in the prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]