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Mindfulness: Towards A Critical Relational Perspective

Stanley, Steven·2012·Social and Personality Psychology Compass
DOI 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2012.00454.x
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Abstract Significant attention has been given to mindfulness and mindfulness meditation in Western culture – often allied with a concern to enhance ‘subjective wellbeing’ through interventions aiming to ameliorate stress, depression and anxiety. While much professional and scientific research has been conducted which studies the nature and effectiveness of mindfulness‐based interventions, few critical accounts exist. I seek to produce a social critique of current understandings of mindfulness in relation to contemporary psychology. I illustrate how mindfulness has become individualised as an object of contemporary psychological investigation. I then propose a relational approach which instead sees mindfulness as socially contingent and as a potential resource for individuals and communities to cultivate a critically distant stance towards society. This involves revisioning our basic understanding of mindfulness as not only an inner state of mind, but also as a public social practice.

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  • The underrepresentation of BIPOC participation highlights opportunities to optimize the efficacy of mindfulness by adapting interventions to the unique cultural, traditional, and spiritual needs of BIPOC communities.

    “The underrepresentation of BIPOC participation also represents not only how the effectiveness of mindfulness in BIPOC communities is understudied but also highlights the opportunities to optimize the efficacy of mindfulness by adapting interventions to the unique cultural, traditional, and spiritual needs of BIPOC communities [9].”

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Authors
Stanley, S.
Affiliations
Cardiff University (GB)
Corresponding author
Stanley, Steven
Venue
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-09
Volume
6
Issue
9
Pages
631-641
ISSN
1751-9004 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.1751-9004.2012.00454.x
OpenAlex
W2100176563
Cited by
83
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 2
FWCI
5.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 4 d)
Locations
  • Social and Personality Psychology Compass (publishedVersion)
  • ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords
mindfulness, mindfulness meditation, critical theory, relational approach, individualization, subjectivity, mindfulness-based interventions, subjective well-being, social practices, critical distance

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