TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Mediational pathways of meditation and exercise on mental health and perceived stress: a randomized controlled trial
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Goldstein, Ellen
A1  - Topitzes, James
A1  - Brown, Roger L.
A1  - Barrett, Bruce
SP  - 1359105318772608
EP  - 1359105318772608
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study investigated the effects of mindfulness and exercise training on indicators of mental health and stress by examining shared mediators of program effects. Community-recruited adults ( N = 413) were randomized into one of three conditions: (a) mindfulness-based stress reduction, (b) moderate intensity exercise, or (c) wait-list control. Composite indicator structural equation models estimated direct, indirect, and total effects. <br><br>RESULTS showed that mindfulness-based self-efficacy fulfilled a prominent role in mediating meditation and exercise program effects. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that mindfulness and exercise training share similar mechanisms that can improve global mental health, including adaptive responses to stress.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105318772608
ID  - ref1
ER  -