New York City Church of Christ, Nanuet, NY, USA.
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2020 Jul;21(4):633-641. doi: 10.1177/1524839918811803. Epub 2018 Nov 15.
The purpose of this study was to identify adolescents' consequence, referent, and circumstance beliefs about trying to meditate at least twice in the next week in order to inform subsequent meditation intervention design. A survey based on reasoned action approach (RAA) constructs was developed and pilot-tested. Thereafter, adolescents ( = 129), recruited from a northeastern U.S. high school, responded to open-ended survey questions eliciting beliefs underlying intention to try meditating. Thematic analysis was executed to examine beliefs and frequencies of beliefs. Five types of salient meditation beliefs were identified: advantages (e.g., reduces stress, increases relaxation, improves focus), disadvantages (e.g., slows everything down), supporters and disapprovers (e.g., family and friends), and facilitating circumstances (e.g., more time, fewer distractions). Adolescents recognize meditation as having health benefits but as also taking time. They further viewed meditation as socially acceptable but need sufficient time and a conducive environment to try it. To be effective, interventions designed to promote adolescents' self-regulation through meditation should address identified salient beliefs.
本研究旨在确定青少年对于尝试在下周至少两次冥想的后果、参照和情境信念，以便为后续的冥想干预设计提供信息。我们开发并试点了一个基于理性行为理论（RAA）结构的调查。此后，我们从美国东北部的一所高中招募了 129 名青少年，让他们回答了一些开放式的调查问题，以了解他们尝试冥想的意图背后的信念。我们进行了主题分析，以检查信念和信念的频率。确定了五种明显的冥想信念类型：优势（例如，减轻压力、增加放松、提高注意力）、劣势（例如，一切都变得缓慢）、支持者和反对者（例如，家人和朋友），以及促进情境（例如，更多时间，更少干扰）。青少年认识到冥想对健康有益，但也需要时间。他们进一步认为冥想是可以被社会接受的，但需要足够的时间和有利的环境才能尝试。为了有效，旨在通过冥想促进青少年自我调节的干预措施应该解决已确定的显著信念。
