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dc.contributor.author | Alda, Marta | |
dc.contributor.author | Puebla-Guedea, Marta | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodero, Baltasar | |
dc.contributor.author | Demarzo, Marcelo | |
dc.contributor.author | Montero-Marin, Jesus | |
dc.contributor.author | Roca, Miquel | |
dc.contributor.author | Garcia-Campayo, Javier | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-09T09:14:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-09T09:14:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Alda M, Puebla-Guedea M, Rodero B, Demarzo M, Montero-Marin J, Roca M, et al. Zenmeditation, Length of Telomeres, and the Role of Experiential Avoidance and Compassion. Mindfulness. 2016 Jun;7(3):651-9. Epub 2016 Feb 22. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1868-8527 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/10352 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20266 | |
dc.description.abstract | Mindfulness refers to an awareness that emerges by intentionally focusing on the present experience in a nonjudgmental or evaluative manner. Evidence regarding its efficacy has been increasing exponentially, and recent research suggests that the practice of meditation is associated with longer leukocyte telomere length. However, the psychological mechanisms underlying this potential relationship are unknown. We examined the telomere lengths of a group of 20 Zen meditation experts and another 20 healthy matched comparison participants who had not previously meditated. We also measured multiple psychological variables related to meditation practice. Genomic DNA was extracted for telomere measurement using a Life Length proprietary program. High-throughput quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization (HT-Q-FISH) was used to measure the telomere length distribution and the median telomere length (MTL). The meditators group had a longer MTL (p = 0.005) and a lower percentage of short telomeres in individual cells (p = 0.007) than those in the comparison group. To determine which of the psychological variables contributed more to telomere maintenance, two regression analyses were conducted. In the first model, which applied to the MTL, the following three factors were significant: age, absence of experiential avoidance, and Common Humanity subscale of the Self Compassion Scale. Similarly, in the model that examined the percentage of short telomeres, the same factors were significant: age, absence of experiential avoidance, and Common Humanity subscale of the Self Compassion Scale. Although limited by a small sample size, these results suggest that the absence of experiential avoidance of negative emotions and thoughts is integral to the connection between meditation and telomeres. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | We thank Zen Master Dokusho Villalba and the Spanish Soto Zen Community for their support and collaboration throughout the study, as well as Life Length for technical assistance. We thank also to Elena Casao and laboratory Labco for their collaboration. The project has received funding from the Network for Prevention and Health Promotion in primary Care (RD12/0005) grant from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Spain), co-financed with European Union ERDF funds. The funding source did not have any influence on the design of the study, data collection and analysis or writing of the manuscript. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | Springer | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Telomere length | |
dc.subject | Mindfulness | |
dc.subject | Experiential avoidance | |
dc.subject | Compassion | |
dc.title | Zenmeditation, Length of Telomeres, and the Role of Experiential Avoidance and Compassion | en |
dc.type | research article | en |
dc.rights.license | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.identifier.pubmedID | 27217844 | es_ES |
dc.format.volume | 7 | es_ES |
dc.format.number | 3 | es_ES |
dc.format.page | 651-659 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12671-016-0500-5 | |
dc.identifier.e-issn | 1868-8535 | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0500-5 | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Mindfulness | es_ES |
dc.rights.accessRights | open access | en |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-84965136817 | |
dc.identifier.wos | 382859600009 |
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