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Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness 2/2011

01-06-2011

Mindfulness and Video Game Play: A Preliminary Inquiry

Auteurs: Jayne Gackenbach, Johnathan Bown

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 2/2011

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Mindfulness is a property of consciousness which is beginning to receive considerable attention from psychologists. It has been described as a non-elaborative, non-judgmental, present-centered awareness where all thoughts and feeling are acknowledged and accepted (Bishop et al. 2004). In a state of mindfulness, attention is regulated such that increased awareness is brought to the current field of thoughts, feelings, and sensations, in addition to be immersed non-judgmentally in the present moment. This state of mind promotes a state of increased psychological acceptance which is the key therapeutic benefit of mindfulness when used to treat problems of anger, stress, or even pain (Tusaie & Edds 2009; Wright, Day & Howells 2009). …
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Metagegevens
Titel
Mindfulness and Video Game Play: A Preliminary Inquiry
Auteurs
Jayne Gackenbach
Johnathan Bown
Publicatiedatum
01-06-2011
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Mindfulness / Uitgave 2/2011
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-011-0049-2

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