Embodiment and Body Awareness in Meditators
Por:
Cebolla, A, Miragall, M, Palomo, P, Llorens, R, Soler, J, Demarzo, M, Garcia-Campayo, J, Banos, RM
Publicada:
1 dic 2016
Resumen:
Mindfulness practice consists of focusing attention in an intentional way on the experience of the present moment, including bodily sensations, thoughts or feelings, and the environment, with an attitude of acceptance and without judging. The body and, especially, body awareness are key elements in mindfulness. Embodiment or the feeling of being located within one's physical body is a related concept, and it is composed of the sense of ownership, location, and agency of the body. The rubber hand illusion (RHI) is an experimental paradigm that has been used to understand the mechanisms of embodiment, and evidence shows that body awareness modulates this illusion. To our knowledge, no studies have analyzed embodiment processes in meditators. The aim of this study is to use the RHI to analyze the mechanisms of embodiment and its relationship with body awareness and mindfulness in meditators and non-meditators. The sample was composed of long-term meditators (n = 15) and non-meditators (n = 15). Objective and self-report measures for embodiment with the RHI and self-report questionnaires of body awareness and mindfulness were administered. One-way ANOVA revealed significant differences between groups in sense of agency in the rubber hand. Meditators experienced less sense of agency in the rubber hand than non-meditators. Pearson's correlations showed that this lower sense of agency in the rubber hand was associated with higher body awareness and mindfulness. Results highlight the role of body awareness and mindfulness in embodiment mechanisms. This study has clinical implications, especially in psychopathological disorders that can be influenced by disturbances in these processes.
Filiaciones:
Cebolla, A:
Univ Valencia, Dept Personal Evaluat & Psychol Treatment, Valencia, Spain
Inst Carlos III, CIBER Fisiopatol Obesidad & Nutr CIBEROBN, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
Miragall, M:
Univ Valencia, Dept Personal Evaluat & Psychol Treatment, Valencia, Spain
Palomo, P:
Univ Valencia, Dept Personal Evaluat & Psychol Treatment, Valencia, Spain
Llorens, R:
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Interuniv Invest Bioingn & Tecnol Orientada, Valencia, Spain
Fdn Hosp NISA, Serv Neurorrehabil & Dano Cerebral, Hosp NISA, Valencia, Spain
Soler, J:
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Psicol Clin & Salut, Serv Psiquiatria, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
CIBERSAM, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental, Madrid, Spain
Demarzo, M:
Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Mente Aberta Brazilian Ctr Mindfulness & Hlth Pro, UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Garcia-Campayo, J:
Univ Zaragoza, Miguel Servet Univ Hosp, Zaragoza, Spain
Red Invest Atenc Primaria REDIAPP, Inst Aragones Ciencias Salud, Zaragoza, Spain
Banos, RM:
Univ Valencia, Dept Personal Evaluat & Psychol Treatment, Valencia, Spain
Inst Carlos III, CIBER Fisiopatol Obesidad & Nutr CIBEROBN, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
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