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  • * Researchers developed a comprehensive measure that combines these practices, finding significant positive associations with well-being across three diverse global cohorts (California, Hangzhou, and New Taipei), similar to or even stronger than the effects of physical activity.
  • * The results suggest that incorporating multiple forms of contemplative practice into daily life could enhance well-being, providing valuable insights for public health recommendations.

Article Abstract

Positive associations between well-being and a single contemplative practice (e.g., mindfulness meditation) are well documented, yet prior work may have underestimated the strength of the association by omitting consideration of multiple and/or alternative contemplative practices. Moreover, little is known about how contemplative practice behavior (CPB) impacts different dimensions of well-being. This study investigates the relationship of CPB, consisting of four discrete practices (embodied somatic-observing, non-reactive mindfulness, self-compassion, and compassion for others), with multiple dimensions of well-being. As with other canonical lifestyle behaviors, multiple contemplative practices can be integrated into one's daily routine. Thus, it is critical to holistically consider these behaviors, extending them beyond a simple uni-dimensional measure (e.g., daily mindfulness meditation practice). We developed an integrative measure of four types of contemplative practice and found it to be significantly associated with a multi-dimensional measure of well-being. Importantly, our findings were from three large global multi-regional cohorts and compared against better-understood lifestyle behaviors (physical activity). Data were drawn from California/San Francisco Bay Area, ( = 6442), Hangzhou City ( = 10,268), and New Taipei City ( = 3033). In all three cohorts, we found statistically significant ( < 0.05) positive associations between CPB and well-being, both overall and with all of the constituent domains of well-being, comparable to or stronger than the relationship with physical activity across most well-being outcomes. These findings provide robust and cross-cultural evidence for a positive association between CPB and well-being, illuminate dimensions of well-being that could be most influenced by CPB, and suggest CPB may be useful to include as part of fundamental lifestyle recommendations for health and well-being.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9603492PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013485DOI Listing

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