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Shauna L. Shapiro
Researcher at Santa Clara University
Publications - 79
Citations - 22460
Shauna L. Shapiro is an academic researcher from Santa Clara University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mindfulness & Mindfulness-based stress reduction. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 78 publications receiving 20209 citations. Previous affiliations of Shauna L. Shapiro include University of Arizona & VA Palo Alto Healthcare System.
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Mindfulness : A proposed operational definition
Scott R. Bishop,Mark A. Lau,Shauna L. Shapiro,Linda E. Carlson,Nicole D. Anderson,James Carmody,Zindel V. Segal,Susan E. Abbey,Michael Speca,Drew M. Velting,Gerald M. Devins +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a two-component model of mindfulness is proposed and each component is specified in terms of specific behaviors, experiential manifestations, and implicated psychological processes, and discussed implications for instrument development and briefly describing their own approach to measurement.
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Mechanisms of mindfulness.
TL;DR: A model of mindfulness is proposed, in an effort to elucidate potential mechanisms to explain how mindfulness affects positive change and potential implications and future directions for the empirical study of mechanisms involved in mindfulness are addressed.
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Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on medical and premedical students.
TL;DR: Participation in the 8-week meditation-based stress reduction intervention can effectively reduce self-reported state and trait anxiety, reduce reports of overall psychological distress including depression, and increase scores on overall empathy levels.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Health Care Professionals: Results From a Randomized Trial
TL;DR: Results from this prospective randomized controlled pilot study suggest that an 8-week MBSR intervention may be effective for reducing stress and increasing quality of life and self-compassion in health care professionals.
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A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation versus relaxation training: effects on distress, positive states of mind, rumination, and distraction.
Shamini Jain,Shauna L. Shapiro,Summer Swanick,Scott C. Roesch,Paul J. Mills,Iris R. Bell,Gary E. Schwartz +6 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that compared with a no-treatment control, brief training in mindfulness meditation or somatic relaxation reduces distress and improves positive mood states, and mindfulness meditation may be specific in its ability to reduce distractive and ruminative thoughts and behaviors.