Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2025/Guided meditation and emotion regulation

Initial suggestions

@SMurray24: Thanks for tackling this topic. Some initial suggestions:

• Check out related chapters and see how you can build on, link to, and integrate with them e.g., see these categories:
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Emotion regulation
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Meditation
• What psychological theory(ies) can help to understand and explain this topic?
• What is the main research about this topic?

Let me know if I can do anything else to support the development of this chapter. Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 05:32, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Suggestions for future research

Hello,

I’ve read through what you have for your book chapter so far and just wanted to give some ideas that you can take on board. I’m also completing a chapter on emotion regulation, so I hope my suggestions can help you out.

First, I noticed when reading through your chapter so far that you have included a large section on emotion regulation. I know that there is a lot of information and many emotion regulation strategies that you can talk about, but I have been advised to only briefly define and outline emotion regulation by itself. Instead, the majority of your book chapter should focus specifically on the relationship between guided meditation and emotion regulation (ie. how they interact, how guided meditation helps decrease emotional dysregulation, etc.).

One thing you could explore, which is something I have focussed on in my own chapter, is emotion regulation and the brain. I saw that you mentioned in your overview how guided meditation is used as a tool to decrease stress. You could examine how stress influences brain function, specifically the amygdala, as it is part of the brain most evidently associated with emotion and regulating emotions. You could then link this to how guided meditation can be used to decrease stress in the brain, specifically how it decreases emotional dysregulation in the amygdala. You could also examine cortisol (the stress hormone), and how it can be decreased via guided meditation.

I’ve included some possible sources of information below. The first two papers specifically examine the influence of guided meditation on amygdala functioning. The second two explore the influences of guided meditation on emotion processing and emotion regulation abilities in general.

Taren, A.A., Gianaros, P.J., Greco, C.M., Lindsay, E.K., Fairgrieve, A., Kirk Warren Brown, Rosen, R.K., Ferris, J.L., Julson, E., Marsland, A.L., Bursley, J.K., Ramsburg, J. and J. David Creswell (2015). Mindfulness meditation training alters stress-related amygdala resting state functional connectivity: a randomized controlled trial. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 10(12), pp.1758–1768. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsv066 .

Gaëlle Desbordes, Negi, L.T., Thaddeus, B. Alan Wallace, Raison, C.L. and Schwartz, E.L. (2012). Effects of mindful-attention and compassion meditation training on amygdala response to emotional stimuli in an ordinary, non-meditative state. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, [online] 6. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00292 .

‌Basso, J.C., McHale, A., Ende, V., Oberlin, D.J. and Suzuki, W.A. (2018). Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators. Behavioural Brain Research, [online] 356, pp.208–220. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2018.08.023 .

‌Wu, R., Liu, L.-L., Zhu, H., Su, W.-J., Cao, Z.-Y., Zhong, S.-Y., Liu, X.-H. and Jiang, C.-L. (2019). Brief Mindfulness Meditation Improves Emotion Processing. Frontiers in Neuroscience, [online] 13. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.01074.

I hope this helps, and good luck with the rest of your chapter!--U3236447 (discuss • contribs) 07:17, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Topic development feedback

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1. Title The title and sub-title are correctly worded and formatted 2. Headings The main issue with the current structure is that it is overly focused on ER and lacks sufficient development of headings related to the relationship between GM and ER (i.e., the topic as expressed in the chapter sub-title) Consider simplifying to a 2-level heading structure Adopt closer alignment between the sub-title, focus questions, and top-level headings 3. Overview Excellent - Scenario, image, evocative description of the problem/topic, relevant psychological theory/research, and focus questions A scenario or case study is presented in a feature box at the start of this section A brief, evocative description of the problem/topic is provided Promising focus questions Closer alignment between the sub-title, focus questions, and top-level headings is recommended 4. Key points Partial development of key points for some sections, with some relevant citations For sections which include sub-sections, include the key points for an overview paragraph prior to branching into the sub-headings Avoid providing too much background information. Aim to briefly summarise general concepts and provide internal links to relevant book chapters and/or Wikipedia pages for further information. Then focus most of the content on directly answering the core question(s) posed by the chapter sub-title. Note that the topic is about guided meditation as opposed to meditation. So, explain the difference and direct the reader to the chapter about meditation and emotion for more general information. Strive for an integrated balance of the best psychological theory and research about this topic, with practical examples Write the chapter using 3rd person perspective, although a case study or feature box could use 1st or 2nd person perspective Conclusion (the most important section): Hasn't been developed 5. Figure A relevant figure is presented, captioned, and cited But ideally provide an image of guided meditation rather than meditation more generally 6. Learning feature Promising use of in-text interwiki links for the first mention of key terms to relevant Wikipedia/Wiktionary articles. Also embed links to other relevant book chapters. Promising use of example(s)/case study(ies) Consider including quiz question(s), table(s) etc. 7. References OK Are there any systematic reviews about this topic? Move non-academic / non-peer reviewed sources to External links For APA referencing style, check and correct: alphabetical order capitalisation doi formatting make doi hyperlinks active (i.e., clickable) page numbers should be separated by an en-dash (–) rather than a hyphen (-) 8. Resources See also Excellent External links Excellent Use sentence casing 9. User page Excellent – used effectively Excellent description about self provided Consider linking to your eportfolio page and/or any other professional online profile or resume such as LinkedIn. This is not required, but it can be useful to interlink your professional networks. A link to the book chapter is provided 10. Social contribution Excellent – at least three different types of contributions with direct link(s) to evidence

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:12, 19 August 2024 (UTC)