A Qualitative Examination of the Developmental Trajectory of Learning Mindfulness Across an 8-Week Program

Isbel, Ben; Sysak, Tamara; Summers, Mathew J.

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A Qualitative Examination of the Developmental Trajectory of Learning Mindfulness Across an 8-Week Program

Isbel, Ben, Sysak, Tamara, Summers, Mathew J.·2020·Mindfulness

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Most MBPs are generally delivered in an 8-week format, as this is considered to allow appropriate time for participants to understand, develop, refine, and practice mindfulness.
“Due to the dominance of MBSR and MBCT programmes, most MBPs are generally delivered in an 8-week format, as this is considered to allow appropriate time for participants to understand, develop, refine, and practice mindfulness (Isbel et al., 2020).”
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Existing programmes such as MBSR and MBCT require significant time commitments from participants which may not be suitable for professionals in practice.
“Existing programmes such as MBSR and MBCT require significant time commitments from participants which, it is argued, may not be suitable for professionals in practice (Craigie et al., 2016; Isbel et al., 2020).”
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Authors: Isbel, B., Sysak, T., & Summers, M. J.
Affiliations: University of the Sunshine Coast (AU)
Corresponding author: Isbel, Ben
ORCID: Isbel, Ben
Sysak, Tamara
Summers, Mathew J.
Venue: Mindfulness
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2020-09-03
Volume: 11
Issue: 12
Pages: 2741-2754
ISSN: 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
1868-8535
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-020-01484-6
OpenAlex: W3083182408
Cited by: 11
References: 51
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1
FWCI: 0.30
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
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Locations: Mindfulness (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords: mindfulness-based interventions, developmental trajectories, older adults

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