Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction

Burpee, Leslie C.; Langer, Ellen J.

doi:10.1007/s10804-005-1281-6

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“…Several authors have suggested that mindfulness may help in enhancing the quality of romantic relationships [2] [3] [4]. More specifically, Kabat-Zinn [5] and Welwood [6] suggested that mindfulness promotes attunement, connection, and closeness in relationships.…”

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Mindfulness and the Quality of Romantic Relationships: Is It All about Well-Being?

Forster¹

2017

JSS

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Studies have shown that mindfulness is positively associated with a number of individual factors related to well-being, attention and awareness, and life satisfaction. Mindfulness has also been shown to be positively associated with the perceived quality of romantic relationships. However, the factors underlying the connection between mindfulness and relationship quality are not well understood. A study is reported in which the connection between mindfulness and perceived relationship quality was investigated when individual life satisfaction was controlled for. The results suggest that individual life satisfaction partially mediates the association between mindfulness and relationship quality but that other factors also contribute to that association. Possible additional mediating factors and ideas for possible future studies that could throw light on this connection are discussed.

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Mindfulness and the Quality of Romantic Relationships: Is It All about Well-Being?

Forster¹

2017

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“…In other domains such as in interpersonal relationships where there are complex variables at play, strongly developed trait mindfulness may be required to yield a positive result. For example, when present, trait mindfulness has been shown to increase marital satisfaction as much or more than interpersonal similarity itself (Burpee and Langer, 2005).…”

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Mindful Attraction and Synchronization: Mindfulness and Regulation of Interpersonal Synchronicity

Haas¹,

Langer²

2014

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We sought to test whether mindfulness can increase interpersonal synchronicity. To achieve this, a novel method was developed to measure complementary cognition and behavior in dyads. Pairs of individuals in a mindful treatment and control group were asked to converse in pairs, separate and complete another task, and return to talk again when they felt ready. Control group pairs returned in a relatively uniform amount of time, while mindful pairs displayed a higher level of differentiation. Mindfully primed partners enjoyed the second conversation more, were rated as being more comfortable with each other, and often returned closely together. Individuals and pairs high in trait mindfulness also had increased enjoyment. Additionally, the mindful group showed a physiological matching in the closeness of their heart rate. These results suggest that mindfulness, when present, can regulate coordination dynamics and increase interpersonal synchronicity.

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“…The notion of mindful cognition and action informing our study draws on theory concerned with being more fully present including attention to the examination of experience through various perspectives and maintaining mental functioning that is continuously updated in order to deepen appreciation of what may be added to perception (Burpee & Langer, 2005;Carson & Langer, 2006;Langer, 1993;Weick & Sutcliffe, 2007). Mindfulness allows for inquiry, interpretation, and action.…”

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Becoming a Mindful Superintendent in a “Turnaround” District

Coogan

Gates

McDonald

2015

OJL

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Superintendents face numerous challenges navigating the turbulence within districts created by employee turnover that follows implementation of turnaround policies. Literature on educational policy, the superintendency, and resilience calls for researchers to examine how mindfulness supports leadership for improving instructional services to increase student achievement while balancing multiple problems that attend heightened instability and decreased satisfaction of school personnel. Over a two-year period of study, observations, interviews, and artifacts were gathered and analyzed to describe the experience of a new superintendent who led the turnaround process in a small urban district. Balancing the various demands that attend leading a turnaround district is no small feat and includes responsibilities related to: building relationships with the school board, district staff, and community; hiring and firing of cabinet members, campus level administrators, and teachers; revamping instructional and evaluation practices, while seeking to build trust with stakeholders; bringing predictability and voice in district governance. High stakes accountability may be a tool for change, but it is mindfully serving students and families that nurtures resilience.

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Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction

Cited by 146 publications

References 33 publications

Mindfulness and the Quality of Romantic Relationships: Is It All about Well-Being?

Mindfulness and the Quality of Romantic Relationships: Is It All about Well-Being?

Mindful Attraction and Synchronization: Mindfulness and Regulation of Interpersonal Synchronicity

Becoming a Mindful Superintendent in a “Turnaround” District

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