Handbook of Mindfulness, Second Edition - Theory, Research, and Practice

Reflecting a decade of tremendous growth in mindfulness research and interventions, this authoritative handbook is now in a significantly revised second edition with 75% new material.

List of contents

1. The (Further) Evolution of Mindfulness Science, Kirk Warren Brown, J. David Creswell, & Richard M. Ryan
I. Historical and Conceptual Overview of Mindfulness
2. A "Come-and-See Kind of Thing": Why Science Cannot Establish the Value of Mindfulness, and How Cosmopolitan Conversation Might Do So, Jake H. Davis
3. Conceptualization and Operationalization of Mindfulness in Contemporary Contemplative Science, Kirk Warren Brown & Paul Grossman
II. Mindfulness in the Context of Contemporary Psychological Theory, Research, and Practice
4. Mindfulness in the Context of the Attention System, Yi-Yuan Tang & Michael I. Posner
5. Mindful Awareness and Its Role in Self-Regulation and Integrity: Evidence and Perspectives from Self-Determination Theory, Richard M. Ryan & James N. Donald
6. How a Process-Based Idionomic Approach Changes Our Understanding of Mindfulness as a Method and Process, Steven C. Hayes, Baljinder K. Sahdra, Joseph Ciarrochi, Stefan G. Hofmann, & Brandon T. Sanford
7. Mindfulness-Based Intervention Research and Applications in Black American Communities, Andrea Haidar, Elizabeth Waldron, Sunghyun Hong, Anthony Morales, & Inger Burnett-Zeigler
III. Basic Science of Mindfulness
8. Neurophenomenology, Mindfulness, and the Self, David R. Vago
9. Cognitive Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation, Marieke K. van Vugt
10. Emotional Benefits of Mindfulness, Denise Zheng, Polina Beloborodova, Kirk Warren Brown, & Joanna Arch
11. Interpersonal Benefits of Mindfulness, Daniel R. Berry
12. Did the Buddha Have a Self?: No-Self, Self, and Mindfulness in Buddhist Thought and Western Psychologies, C. Scott Rigby & Richard M. Ryan
IV. Mindfulness Interventions for Healthy Populations
13. Mindfulness Interventions for Healthy Stressed Populations, Emily K. Lindsay
14. Biological Pathways Linking Mindfulness Interventions with Health, J. David Creswell
15. Cultivating Flourishing Learning Environments in PreK-12 Settings, Patricia A. Jennings
16. Contemplative Management: Theory and Practice of an Emerging Discipline, Christopher J. Lyddy & Darren J. Good
V. Mindfulness Interventions for Clinical Populations
17. Mindfulness for Emotion Regulation and Emotion Regulation Disorders: From Traits to Mechanisms and Efficacy Studies, Simón Guendelman
18. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Depression, Amanda L. Shamblaw & Zindel V. Segal
19. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression, Shalini Bhattacharya, Danielle Moskow Diamond, & Stefan G. Hofmann
20. How Does Mindfulness Influence Pain?, Joshua Grant
21. Mindfulness as a Treatment for Addiction: Clinical Outcomes, Biobehavioral Mechanisms, and Directions for the Future, Eric L. Garland, Anna Parisi, & R. Lynae Roberts
Author Index
Subject Index

About the author

Kirk Warren Brown, PhD, is a Research Faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. His research centers on the importance of awareness of internal states and behavior for healthy human functioning, with a particular interest in the value of mindfulness training to enhance emotion regulation, self-regulation, and personal and collective well-being. Dr. Brown has been named among the top 1.5% most cited authors in all fields of science. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Social and Personality Psychology, and the American Psychological Association.

J. David Creswell, PhD, is the William Dietrich II Chair Professor in Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He conducts research on stress and coping, with a focus on pathways linking mindfulness meditation training with health. Dr. Creswell is a recipient of early career awards from the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the American Psychosomatic Society, and the Social, Personality, and Health Network.

Richard M. Ryan, PhD, is Professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University. He is also Distinguished Professor in the College of Education at Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea, and Visiting Professor at the Dyson School of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. A clinical psychologist and co-developer of self-determination theory, Dr. Ryan has authored over 450 papers and books. He is listed among the world's top 25 scientists, and has been named the most cited psychological researcher. He is also a recipient of multiple distinguished career awards related to the study of self, identity, motivation, and education.

Summary

Reflecting a decade of tremendous growth in mindfulness research and interventions, this authoritative handbook is now in a significantly revised second edition with 75% new material.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kirk Warren Brown (Editor), J. David Creswell (Editor), Richard Ryan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 13.05.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781462557004
• ISBN: 978-1-4625-5700-4
• No. of pages: 418
• Illustrations: Farb., s/w. Abb.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Basic principles; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works