The association between sensory processing styles and mindfulness

Hebert, Karen

doi:10.1177/0308022616656872

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“…Furthermore, sensory processing intervention programs could improve knowledge of it and favor self-regulation to prevent fatigue in hypersensitive populations. In fact, recent studies have mentioned the existence of some variables such as resilience, personal characteristics, and self-efficacy, as well as interventions based on mindfulness that could be trained to facilitate an increase in wellness [74,75].…”

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Relationship between Sensory Processing and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review

Costa-López

Ferrer‐Cascales

Baryła-Matejczuk

2021

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Background: Sensory processing has been described as the ability to register, modulate, and organize sensory information to respond to environmental demands. Different theoretical approaches have studied the differential characteristics of sensory processing, such as Dunn’s model. From this framework, high sensitivity in sensory processing has been described as responses to stimuli from environment quite often due to a rapid activation of the central nervous system. It should be noted that the association between high sensitivity in sensory processing and health outcomes obtained in different studies are not homogeneous, so it is necessary to develop a review of this research in order to clarify the relationship between sensory processing and quality of life. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the relevant studies using the PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and ProQuest databases to assess how sensory processing patterns are related to quality of life. Results: Fourteen studies concerning sensory processing and quality of life were included in the review. Some studies indicate negative, moderate, and significant correlations between these variables in which high sensitivity is related to a poor quality of life in the population studied. Conclusions: High sensitivity in sensory processing could have a negative impact on quality of life, thereby facilitating a fluctuation in well-being, daily functioning, and health.

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Relationship between Sensory Processing and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review

Costa-López

Ferrer‐Cascales

Baryła-Matejczuk

2021

JCM

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“…However, the small sample size also impacted the limited number in each classified sensory pattern, meaning that these results should be interpreted cautiously as Winnie Dunn stated that "the response to sensory stimuli can be more easily understood when we study people whose sensory processing is so unusual that it interferes with even desirable life activities. The concepts involved are not as clear when studying people without a particular disorder because most people have moderate behaviors that don't stand out" (7).…”

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“…There was also a study that found the effectiveness of mindfulness was significantly related to sensory processing patterns classified by Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP). (7)…”

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“…There was also a study that found the effectiveness of mindfulness was significantly related to sensory processing patterns classified by Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP). (7) There were several tools used for classifying the sensory processing patterns(1). The most popular one is Brown and Dunn's AASP (8) which generates four sensory processing patterns including low registration, sensation seeking, sensory sensitivity, and sensation avoiding.…”

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The Feasibility of the Thai Sensory Profile Assessment Tool (TSPA) for Classifying the participants for Mind-Body intervention

Kanchanawong

Prasoetsang

Limvongvatana

et al. 2022

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Background: The Thai Sensory Profile Assessment Tool (TSPA) is a tool for measuring individual effects of sensory stimuli events in daily life. The tool is divided into sensory preference, which is relatively stable and formulated from personal experience, and sensory threshold, which is more labile that determines the intensity of sensory perception. A high sensory threshold person would perceive less intensity than those with a low threshold. The earlier study found that TSPA has acceptable validity and reliability in classifying sensory processing patterns. Objective: The study aims to examine the feasibility and interpretability of TSPA for classifying sensory patterns of participants who attend the Mindfulness-Based Flow Practice (MBFP) and Relax On-site program. We hypothesize that different sensory processing patterns may influence MBFP and Relax On-site program response. Materials and methods: This study is a part of a clinical trial project. The participants were 20 volunteers who are healthy nursing staff working in a university hospital. Each participant was self-tested by TSPA before the intervention, either relaxation on-site or MBFP in the residential retreat program. The effect of MBFP or relaxation on-site was measured quantitatively by the change of serum morning cortisol before and after the intervention and qualitatively from satisfaction interviews after the intervention. Results: The TSPA assessment takes time average of 5 minutes. We classified participants by TSPA pattern into three groups by the sensory preference, including, 1) Balanced majority (14/20) have a moderate sensory preference and threshold, 2) low sensory preference for taste and smell (3/20), and 3) high sensory preference for sight smell and movement (3/20). At the same time, most participants show higher cortisol after relaxation on-site and decreased cortisol after MBFP. We found people with low smell sensory preference, low smell sensory threshold, high sensory preference insight, and movement with moderate threshold showed a different response. Conclusions: This pilot study showed that TSPA is not a time-consuming tool. It can be a feasible tool for assessing the sensory preference of the participants to match the health promotion modalities appropriately. However, it needs a larger sample to prove this hypothesis. Keywords: Thai Sensory Profile Assessment Tool (TSPA), sensory preferences, sensory thresholds, cortisol, satisfaction, Mindfulness-Based Flow Practice.

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“…Body awareness has been conceptualized diversely (e.g., as interoceptive awareness, body awareness, mindfulness 17 ). Across scholars, high levels of body awareness are considered to be beneficial: Body awareness has been associated with higher ability to register body sensations 18 and with psychological well-being 19,20 . High levels of body listening and trusting have been associated with higher regulatory body-related abilities and are assumed to facilitate the management of diseases such as chronic back pain 17 ).…”

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A Daily Diary of the Quantified Self – The Influence of Fitness App Usage on Psychological Well-Being, Body Listening and Body Trusting

Busch¹,

Utesch²,

Bürkner³

et al. 2018

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Continuous self-tracking via fitness apps has become popular and has been described as a way of practicing body awareness. Many app providers have implemented a daily step target option in the app. However, potential effects of fitness app usage and specific app functions (i.e., a step target of 10,000 steps per day) on psychological well-being and aspects of body awareness are still unclear. It was the aim of this study to examine these effects and to explore causal relationships between body trusting and well-being.Novice fitness app users (Age: M = 24.66 years ranging from 18–40 years) were recruited. Two randomized groups (each n = 50) used a fitness tracker device for six weeks. One group was provided with a pre-defined target of 10,000 steps per day, whereas the second group was not. A third control group (n = 52) documented their daily physical activity. A daily diary method was used to measure well-being, body listening and body trusting. In Bayesian multilevel analyses, we found neither time nor group-time interaction effects. These results were robust when controlling for a range of variables (e.g., physical activity, age). Longitudinal connections between body trusting and well-being were observed, however varying when controlling for auto-correlation. We concluded that exercise-related self-tracking via fitness app usage and specific external step goals does not substantially influence psychological well-being, body trusting and body listening. Considering the large variability in effects, potential positive effects can be assumed under specific conditions that are to be identified in further studies.

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The association between sensory processing styles and mindfulness

Cited by 17 publications

References 33 publications

Relationship between Sensory Processing and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review

Relationship between Sensory Processing and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review

The Feasibility of the Thai Sensory Profile Assessment Tool (TSPA) for Classifying the participants for Mind-Body intervention

A Daily Diary of the Quantified Self – The Influence of Fitness App Usage on Psychological Well-Being, Body Listening and Body Trusting

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