Mindfulness: Age and gender differences on a Bosnian sample

Alispahić, Sabina; Hasanbegović-Anić, Enedina

doi:10.5964/psyct.v10i1.224

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“…Typically, spiritual training is better received by women (Katz & Toner, 2013), well educated, upper class older adults in good health (Sperduti, Makowski, Blonde´, & Piolino, 2017), though this may also be the older adult profile that engages in volunteer work (Musick & Wilson, 2008). In the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alispahic and Hasanbegovic-Anic (2017) also found that in a mindfulness training programme, older participants (60þ years) scored higher on all five factors of mindfulness (observing, describing, acting with awareness, nonjudging of inner experience and nonreactivity to inner experience) in comparison to the younger participants. Older adults have greater capacity to live in the moment and savour the present (Mogilner, Kamvar, & Aaker, 2011).…”

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Teaching spiritual techniques in continuing education programmes to train older adults for community service and volunteer work contributes to self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours: A five-year follow-up study in four South Asian cities

Pandya

2019

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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This article presents a five-year follow-up waitlist control design study investigating the impact of a spiritual education programme on self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours of South Asian older adults participating in adult and continuing education initiatives of volunteer work and community service. Intervention group older adults (IN2 = 321) reported higher scores on outcome measures as compared to the waitlist control group (CN2 = 303). Post-intervention outcome scores were higher for participants from Mumbai and Kathmandu, women, middle class, Hindus and Buddhists, single, highly educated, in good health, with an innate desire to volunteer, who attended more than 75% of the spiritual education programme lessons and regularly self-practiced. Self-practice was the strongest predictor of post-test outcomes. Structural equation models indicated that spiritual education programme attendance and self-practice mediated the relationship between socio-demographic moderators and outcomes. The spiritual education programme is a useful intervention and can be incorporated in adult and continuing education training programmes with some refinements for specific subgroups.

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confidence: 67%

Teaching spiritual techniques in continuing education programmes to train older adults for community service and volunteer work contributes to self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours: A five-year follow-up study in four South Asian cities

Pandya

2019

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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“…Firstly, the study aims to assess the levels of depressive symptomology and stress reactivity in a sample of TCKs. Past research, in general, has reported gender differences in depression (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1987), stress reactivity (Wang, 2007) and trait mindfulness (Alispahic & Hasanbegovic-Anica, 2017). It will be useful to examine if such patterns are observed in TCKs too.…”

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Mindfulness, Stress Reactivity, and Depressive Symptoms Among “Third Culture Kids” in the United Arab Emirates

Thomas

Humeidan

Barrack

et al. 2021

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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So called third culture kids (TCKs), the children and adolescents who accompany their parents on long-term overseas work assignments, often have to face life changes, cultural challenges and threats to social identity. The frequency, intensity and nature of these challenges arguably places some TCKs at heightened risk of stress-related mental health problems. Trait mindfulness, an attribute that can be enhanced through intervention, has been found to buffer against stress reactivity and common mental health problems. This study aims to explore the relationship between stress reactivity, trait mindfulness and depressive symptomatology among expatriate adolescents (TCKs) attending an international school in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Participants included 230 high school students (57% female) from 45 different nations, with a mean age of 15.5 (±1.3, 12–19). Forty one percent had lived in the UAE for 7+ years. Participants completed measures of trait mindfulness, daily life stress reactivity, and depressive symptoms (CES-D). Mean depression score was high with 68.7% of TCK participants presenting as at risk of clinical depression. Lower stress-reactivity and greater trait mindfulness were associated with lower levels of depression; furthermore, low levels of trait mindfulness partially mediated the relationship between stress reactivity and depression. Efforts that aim to reduce stress reactivity and increase mindfulness might prove especially beneficial among the TCK population.

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“…This result is in contrast with previous findings demonstrating that higher mindfulness is influenced by the increasing age of parents. Alispahic & Hasanbegovic-Anic found that adults are more able to manage and regulate their emotions [10]. Increasing age means maturation change indicated by parents' ability to be more present because they are not interrupted by their intense emotions.…”

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“…Others findings also revealed that gender differences could be explained by cognitive functioning. Women generally are much better in observing details so it is highly likely for them to be more aware with their emotions and minds [10].…”

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Mindful Parenting: Study on Parents of Preschool Children

Utami¹,

Khasanah²,

Mubarak³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2nd Social and Humaniora Research Symposium (SoRes 2019)

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Parenting needs a calm and aware state regarding what parents might be facing at that moment. Also, it requires parents to be mindful; thus, they are more aware of their emotions, accept situation, and improve quality of their interaction. This is called mindful parenting. This type of parenting becomes more understood by parents today. More evidence supports mindfulness in parenting, this study analysed and described mindful parenting of pre-schoolers' parents in Bandung City, Indonesia. The total of 163 parents completed selfreported questionnaires using Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire developed by McCaffrey, Reitman, and Black [1]. The demographic data, including age, sex, education background, monthly income, and number of children were reported by respondents. Sample of this research was preschools in centre region of Bandung. The range of mindful parenting was divided into "high" and "low". Most of parents with preschool children had high level of mindful parenting. Total of 12 fathers had high mindfulness in parenting and 123 mothers were also categorized high on mindful parenting. Previous research found that parents' age becomes one of several factors affecting mindfulness, particularly in period of late adulthood. This result was in contrast with data which found that higher score of mindful parenting was distributed in all range of ages. In line with age, education was found as one contributing factor in mindful parenting. According to this result, high score of mindfulness in parenting was spread in all range of parents' education, starting from elementary school to master's degree.

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Mindfulness: Age and gender differences on a Bosnian sample

Cited by 56 publications

References 21 publications

Teaching spiritual techniques in continuing education programmes to train older adults for community service and volunteer work contributes to self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours: A five-year follow-up study in four South Asian cities

Teaching spiritual techniques in continuing education programmes to train older adults for community service and volunteer work contributes to self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours: A five-year follow-up study in four South Asian cities

Mindfulness, Stress Reactivity, and Depressive Symptoms Among “Third Culture Kids” in the United Arab Emirates

Mindful Parenting: Study on Parents of Preschool Children

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