Mindfulness

The Theory

Basic SDT research topics

Brown, K. W.Creswell, J. D., Ryan, R. M. (2025) Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice, 2e. New York: Guilford

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Malboeuf-Hurtubise, C., Taylor, G.Lambert, D.Paradis, P-O. (2024) Impact of a mindfulness-based intervention on well-being and mental health of elementary school children: Results from a randomized cluster trial. Scientific Reports, 14 ,15894

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Quinn-Nilas, C.Milhausen, R. R. (2024) Mindfulness networks: Analyzing associations with self-compassion, other-compassion, need fulfillment, and satisfaction in midlife married Canadians. Personal Relationships, 31(2) ,279-602

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Vedder-Weiss, D., Roth, G.Mishaeli, Y. (2024) Supporting teacher reflection and motivation through psychological needs satisfaction in collaborative reflection-based PD. The Journal of Experimental Education, Advance online publication

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Beloborodova, P., Brown, K. W. (2023) In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), Mindfulness and the satisfaction of basic psychological needs. Oxford University Press The Oxford handbook of self-determination theory, ,187-199

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Op den Kamp, E. M.Tims, M.Bakker, A. B.Demerouti, E. (2023) Creating a creative state of mind: Promoting creativity through proactive vitality management and mindfulness. Applied Psychology, 72(2) ,743-768

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Renault, R., Laurin, J. C.Bassam, K.Spinelli, C. (2023) The mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction in the relationship between trait mindfulness and psychological distress in clinical trainees. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 36(3) ,485-502

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Soon, L.Walsh, J. J.McDowall, A.Teoh, K. R. H. (2022) The effects of basic psychological needs satisfaction and mindfulness on solicitors’ well-being. International Journal of the Legal Profession, 29(2) ,143-158

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Oberleiter, S.Wainig, H.Voracek, M.Tran, U. S. (2022) No effects of a brief mindfulness intervention on controlled motivation and amotivation, but effect moderation through trait mindfulness: A randomized controlled trial. , Mindfulness , 13 (pp. 2434-2447) doi: 10.1007/s12671-022-01968-7

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Neufeld, A.Malin, G. (2021) Need fulfillment and resilience mediate the relationship between mindfulness and coping in medical students. Teaching & Learning in Medicine, 34(1) ,78-88

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Ryan, R. M., Donald, J. N., Bradshaw, E. L. (2021) Mindfulness and motivation: A process view using Self-Determination Theory. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(4) ,300-306

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Lisa, E.Valachova, M. (2021) Dispositional mindfulness as a mediator between basic psychological needs and dark triad traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 181 ,111057

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Olafsen, A. H., Niemiec, C. P., Deci, E. L., Halvari, H. (2021) Mindfulness buffers the adverse impact of need frustration on employee outcomes: A self-determination theory perspective. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, 00 ,1-14

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Caycho-Rodríguez, T.Tomás, J. M.Ventura- León, J.Esteban, R. F. C. (2021) Factorial validity and invariance analysis of the five items version of Mindful Awareness Attention Scale in older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 25(4) ,756-765

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Goodman, R. J.Trapp, S. K.Park, E. S.Davis, J. L. (2021) Opening minds by supporting needs: Do autonomy and competence support facilitate mindfulness and academic performance?. Social Psychology of Education, 24 ,119-142

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Waterschoot, J., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Morbee, S., Soenens, B. (2021) “How to unlock myself from boredom?” The role of mindfulness and a dual awareness- and action-oriented pathway during the COVID-19 lockdown. Personality and Individual Differences, 175 ,110729

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Elphinstone, B.Egan, P.Whitehead, R. (2021) Greater autonomous motivation for study and basic psychological need satisfaction by being presently aware and ‘letting go’: An exploration of mindful attention and nonattachment. Motivation and Emotion, 45 ,1–12

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Shannon, S.Hanna, D.Leavey, G.Haughey, T. (2020) The association between mindfulness and mental health outcomes in athletes: testing the mediating role of autonomy satisfaction as a core psychological need. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology,

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Donald, J. N., Bradshaw, E. L., Ryan, R. M.Basarkod, G. (2020) Mindfulness and its association with varied types of motivation: A systematic review and meta-analysis using self-determination theory. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(7) ,1121-1138

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Neufeld, A.Mossiere, A.Malin, G. (2020) Basic psychological needs, more than mindfulness and resilience, relate to medical student stress: A case for shifting the focus of wellness curricula. Medical Teacher, 42(12) ,1401-1412

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Ludwig, V. U., Brown, K. W.Brewer, J. A. (2020) Self-regulation without force: Can awareness leverage reward to drive behavior change?. Association for Psychological Science, 15(6) ,1382-1399

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Schultz, P., Ryan, R. M. (2019) Cognitive and affective benefits of a mindful state in response to and in anticipation of pain. 10 ,657–669

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Donald, J. N.Sahdra, B. K.Van Zanden, B.Duineveld, J. J. (2019) Does your mindfulness benefit others? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between mindfulness and prosocial behavior. British Journal of Psychology, 110 ,101-125

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Li, C.Hwa Kee, Y.Kong, L. C.Zou, L. (2019) Autonomy-supportive teaching and basic psychological need satisfaction among school students: The role of mindfulness. MDPI Journal of Environmenal Research and Public Health, 16

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Lindsay, E.K.Young, S., Brown, K. W.Smyth, J.M. (2019) Acceptance skills training reduces loneliness and increases social contact: A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness training. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 ,3488-3493

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Berry, D.Cairo, A.Quaglia, J.Goodman, R.J. (2018) Mindfulness increases prosocial responses toward ostracized strangers through empathic concern. Journal of Experimental Psychology – General, 147 ,93-112

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Nguyen, T. T., Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2018) Solitude as an approach to affective self-regulation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44(1) ,92-106

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Sahdra, B.K.Ciarrochi, J.Parker, P.D.Basarkod, G. (2017) Are people mindful in different ways? Disentangling the quantity and quality of mindfulness in latent profiles and exploring their links to mental health and life effectiveness. European Journal of Personality, 31(4) ,347-365

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Malboeuf-Hurtubise, C., Joussemet, M., Taylor, G.Lacourse, E. (2017) Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on the perception of basic psychological need satisfaction among special education students. , International Journal of Disability, Development and Education , 65(1) (pp. 33-44) doi: 10.1080/1034912X.2017.1346236

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Campbell, R., Soenens, B., Weinstein, N., Vansteenkiste, M. (2017) Impact of partial sleep deprivation on psychological functioning: Effects on mindfulness and basic psychological need satisfaction. Mindfulness, 9(4) ,1123-1133

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Olafsen, A. H. (2017) The implications of need-satisfying work climates on state mindfulness in a longitudinal analysis of work outcomes. Motivation and Emotion, 41 (1) ,22-37

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Donald, J. N.Atkins, P. W. B.Parker, P. D.Christie, A. M. (2016) Daily stress and the benefits of mindfulness: Examining the daily and longitudinal relations between present-moment awareness and stress responses. Journal of Research in Personality, 65 ,30-37

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Brown, K. W.Goodman, R. J., Ryan, R. M.Anālayo, B. (2016) Mindfulness enhances episodic memory performance: Evidence from a multimethod investigation. PLoS ONE, 11(4) ,e0153309

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Campbell, R., Vansteenkiste, M.Delesie, L., Soenens, B. (2016) The role of basic psychological need satisfaction, sleep, and mindfulness in the health-related quality of life of people living with HIV. Journal of Health Psychology, 24(4) ,535-545

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Brown, K. W.Leary, M.R. (2016) The emergence of research on hypo-egoic phenomena. , Oxford Handbook of Hypo-egoic Phenomena New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

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Ruffault, A.Bernier, M.Juge, N.Fournier, J. F. (2016) Mindfulness may moderate the relationship between intrinsic motivation and physical activity: A cross-sectional study. Mindfulness, 7(2) ,445-452

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Kirk, U., Brown, K. W.Downar, J. (2015) Adaptive neural reward processing during anticipation and receipt of monetary rewards in mindfulness meditators. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 10 ,752-759

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Visser, P. L.Hirsch, J. K., Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M. (2015) Components of sleep quality as mediators of the relation between mindfulness and subjective vitality among older adults. Mindfulness, 6 ,723-731

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Schultz, P., Ryan, R. M. (2015) The "why," "what," and "how" of healthy self-regulation: Mindfulness and well-being from a self-determination theory perspective. In B. D. Ostafin, M. D. Robinson & B. P. Meier (Eds.), The “why,” “what,” and “how” of healthy self-regulation: Mindfulness and well-being from a self-determination theory perspective. , Handbook of mindfulness and self-regulation (pp. 81-94) New York, NY: Springer Science + Business Media.

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Ryan, R. M., Rigby, C. S. (2015) In K. W. Brown, J. David Creswell & R. M. Ryan (Eds.), Did the Buddha have a self? No-self, self, and mindfulness in Buddhist thought and Western psychology. , Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 245-265) New York, NY: Guilford Publications.

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Brown,K. W.Creswell,J. D.Ryan,R. M. (Eds.) (2015) In K. W. Brown, J. D. Creswell, & R. M. Ryan, Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice. New York: Guilford Press Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice,

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Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M., Schultz, P., Niemiec, C. P. (2015) In K. W. Brown, J. D. Creswell & R. M. Ryan, Being aware and functioning fully: Mindfulness and interest-taking within self-determination theory. , Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

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Brown, K. W. (2015) In K. W. Brown, J. D. Creswell, & R. M. Ryan, Mindfulness training to enhance positive functioning. , Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 311-328) New York: Guilford Press.

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Schultz, P., Ryan, R. M., Niemiec, C. P., Legate, N. (2015) Mindfulness, work climate, and psychological need satisfaction in employee well-being. Mindfulness, 6 ,971-985

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Rigby, C. S., Schultz, P., Ryan, R. M. (2014) In A. Ie, C. T. Ngnoumen, & E. Langer (Eds.), Mindfulness, interest-taking, and self-regulation: A self-determination theory perspective on the role of awareness in optimal functioning. , Handbook of Mindfulness (pp. 216-235) Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

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Lawlor, M. S.Schonert-Reichl, K. A.Gadermann, A. M.Zumbo, B. D. (2014) A validation study of the Mindful Attention Awareness scale adapted for children. Mindfulness, 5(6) ,730–741

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Kee, Y. H., Chatzisarantis, N. L.Kong, P. W.Chow, J. Y. (2012) Mindfulness, movement control and attentional focus strategies: Effects of mindfulness on a postural balance task. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 34 ,561-579

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Catak, P. D. (2012) The Turkish version of Mindful Attention Awareness Scale: Preliminary findings. Mindfulness, 3 ,1-9

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Soler, J.Tejedor, R.Feliu-Soler, A.Pascual, J. C. (2012) Propiedades psicométricas de la versión española de la escala Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Actas Españolas de Psiquiatria, 40 ,18-25

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Weinstein, N., Ryan, R. M. (2011) A self-determination theory approach to understanding stress incursion and responses. Stress and Health, 27 ,4-17

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Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M.Loverich, T.M.Biegel, G.M. (2011) Out of the armchair and into the streets: Measuring mindfulness advances knowledge and improves interventions: Reply to Grossman. , Psychological Assessment , 23 (pp. 1041-1046)

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Niemiec, C. P., Brown, K. W.Kashdan, T. B.Cozzolino, P. J. (2010) Being present in the face of existential threat: The role of trait mindfulness in reducing defensive responses to mortality salience. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99 ,344-365

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Brown, K. W., Kasser, T., Ryan, R. M.Linley, P. A. (2009) When what one has is enough: Mindfulness, financial desire discrepancy, and subjective well-being. Journal of Research in Personality, 43 ,727-736

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Weinstein, N., Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M. (2009) A multi-method examination of the effects of mindfulness on stress attribution, coping, and emotional well-being. Journal of Research in Personality, 43 ,374-385

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Radel, R.Sarrazin, P.Legrain, P.Gobancé, L. (2009) Subliminal priming of motivational orientation in educational settings: Effect on academic performance moderated by mindfulness. Journal of Research in Personality, 43 ,695-698

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Niemiec, C. P., Ryan, R. M., Brown, K. W. (2008) The role of awareness and autonomy in quieting the ego: A self-determination theory perspective. In H. A. Wayment & J. J. Bauer (Eds.), Transcending self-interest: Psychological explorations of the quiet ego. (pp. 107-115) Washington, DC: APA Books.

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Hodgins, H. S. (2008) Motivation, threshold for threat, and quieting the ego. In H. A.Wayment & J. J. Bauer (Eds), Transcending self-interest: Psychological explorations of the quiet ego. (pp. 117-124) Washington, WA: American Psychological Association.

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Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M.Creswell, J. D., Niemiec, C. P. (2008) In H. A. Wayment & J. J. Bauer (Eds.), Beyond me: Mindful responses to social threat. (pp. 75-84) Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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Kee, Y. H., Wang, C. K. J. (2008) Relationships between mindfulness, flow dispositions and mental skills adoption: A cluster analytic approach. Psychology for Sport and Exercise, 9 ,393-411

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Chatzisarantis, N. L., Hagger, M. S. (2007) Mindfulness and the intention-behavior relationship within the theory of planned behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33 ,663-676

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Shapiro, S. L., Brown, K. W.Biegel, G. M. (2007) Teaching self-care to caregivers: Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the mental health of therapists in training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 1(2) ,105-115

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Lakey, C. E.Campbell, W. K., Brown, K. W.Goodie, A. S (2007) Dispositional mindfulness as predictor of severity of gambling outcomes. Personality and Individual Differences, 43 ,1698-1710

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Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M.Creswell, J. D. (2007) Addressing fundamental questions about mindfulness. Psychological Inquiry, 18 ,272-281

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Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M.Creswell, J. D. (2007) Mindfulness: Theoretical foundations and evidence for its salutary effects. Psychological Inquiry, 18 ,211-237

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Barnes, S.Brown, K. W.Krusemark, E.Campbell, W. K. (2007) The role of mindfulness in romantic relationship satisfaction and responses to relationship stress. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33 ,482-500

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Carlson, L. E., Brown, K. W. (2005) Validation of the mindful attention awareness scale in a cancer population. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 58 ,29-33

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Brown, K. W., Kasser, T. (2005) Are psychological and ecological well-being compatible? The role of values, mindfulness, and lifestyle. Social Indicators Research, 74 ,349-368

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Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M. (2004) Perils and promise in defining and measuring mindfulness: Observations from experience. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11 ,242-248

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Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M. (2003) The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84 ,822-848

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Pelletier, L. G., Vallerand, R. J., Green-Demers, I., Blais, M. R. (1996) Vers une conceptualisation multidimensionnelle du loisir: Construction et validation de l’Échelle de Motivation vis-à-vis les Loisirs (EML). Loisir et Société, 19 ,559-585

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Pelletier, L. G., Vallerand, R. J., Green-Demers, I., Blais, M. R. (1995) Loisirs et santé mentale: Les relations entre la motivation pour la pratique des loisirs et le bien-être psychologique. Revue Canadienne des Sciences du Comportement, 27 ,140-158

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