Can sensory and semantic priming enhance the effects of guided self-compassion meditation? A proof-of-concept study.

Autor:	Buric I; Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Wrzesien M; Instituto Polibienestar, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.; Department of Developmental Psychopathology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Milojičić J; Department of Psychology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia., Ridderinkhof A; Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands., De Bruin E; Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.; Center UvA Minds, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Bögels S; Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2024 Aug 27; Vol. 15, pp. 1385799. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 27 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1385799
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Self-compassion is a fundamental aspect of psychological health and well-being that can be cultivated through self-compassion meditations, but it remains unclear how to facilitate this most effectively. This study is the first to explore whether sensory and semantic priming introduced prior to a guided self-compassion meditation could enhance the effects of meditation in comparison with a control condition. Methods: The study was conducted with 3 × 3 repeated measures between-group design, including three groups (sensory priming, semantic priming and control group), and three assessment time points of state self-compassion, self-criticism, and positive and negative affect (at baseline, after priming, and after guided meditation). Additionally, a meditation appeal questionnaire was used. The total sample size included 71 students who underwent a 3-min priming intervention followed by a 15-min self-compassion guided meditation session. Results: First, prior to guided meditation, sensory priming significantly decreased state self-criticism more than the control condition or semantic priming, although some reliability issues of the applied self-criticism scale must be taken into consideration. Second, neither sensory nor semantic priming changed state self-compassion, positive affect or negative affect. Third, neither semantic nor sensory priming significantly enhanced the effects of guided self-compassion meditation either in positive and negative affect, self-compassion states, self-criticism states, or in the appeal of the meditation experience. Discussion: Although this study is underpowered (estimated post hoc power ranges from 0.20 to 0.42), the findings provide preliminary insights into the potential priming has as a tool to enhance meditation effects and provide guidelines for future studies. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Buric, Wrzesien, Milojičić, Ridderinkhof, De Bruin and Bögels.)
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