The Pros And Cons Of Mindfulness

The article Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects, Psychological Inquiry by Kirk Warren Brown, Richard M. Ryan & J. David Creswell seeks to address different aspects of mindfulness and propose future research. Five main topics are discussed, the characterization of mindfulness, mindfulness compared to other theoretical treatments, different interventions that are designed to improve mindfulness, key processes that may provide reasoning for mindfulness success, and shrouded areas concerning mindfulness. The purpose of the article was to show that there are different perspectives on mindfulness and that more research is needed to develop a better understanding. Even though the mindfulness practice has been utilized for centuries, there have been countless studies in recent years concerning mindfulness. The article pinpointed the concept of mindfulness as being rooted in Buddhist psychology but also shares conceptual kinship through ideas from Western European and American culture contributions. The authors argue that mindfulness is characterized by two fundamental

Each subtopic area features different reasons to use mindfulness and the impacts of mindfulness on the subtopic area. The future research that is proposed in the article is the mindfulness field itself. The article recognizes although mindfulness has been utilized for decades the study of the practice is still fairly new. Several issues arose in the article. Two issues that stood out were the measurement of mindfulness and the lack of agreement of the mindfulness construct. The article uses several findings from different methodologies to show that mindfulness can be beneficial and that there is still much to learn about the topic such as the agreement of the