Mindfulness is increasingly important as a professional intervention in social work; however, little is known about how practitioners integrate a practice of eastern origins into a western context.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• ORIGINS OF MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION INTERPLAYOF EASTERN & WESTERN PSYCHOLOGY (2011) · doi

  “The East and the West must unite to provide one another with what is lacking” Abdu'l Baha in Sinha & Sinha, 1997 Mindfulness & meditation are gaining popularity in the West­ern psychological practice in the past 4-5 decades, especially within psychotherapeutic approaches, health promotion, and stress reduction.

  Keywords: west sinha east must unite provide lacking abdu baha mindfulness meditation gaining popularity psychological practice
• Differences and Similarities in the Use of Nine Emotion Regulation Strategies in Western and East-Asian Cultures: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024) · doi

  Future comparison studies across Western and East-Asian cultures should consider focusing on the use of self-compassion, acceptance, distraction, and mindfulness, which are understudied in the field of emotion regulation.

  Keywords: future comparison across western east asian cultures consider focusing self compassion acceptance distraction mindfulness understudied
• Mindfulness in Thailand and the United States: a case of apples versus oranges? (2009) · doi

  Recently developed self-report measures of mindfulness were derived from Western operationalizations and cross-cultural validation of many of these measures is lacking, particularly in Buddhist cultures.

  Keywords: measures recently developed self report mindfulness derived western operationalizations cross cultural validation lacking particularly buddhist
• Social Workers' Narratives of Integrating Mindfulness into Practice (2015) · doi

  Mindfulness is increasingly important as a professional intervention in social work; however, little is known about how practitioners integrate a practice of eastern origins into a western context.

  Keywords: mindfulness increasingly important professional intervention social little known practitioners integrate practice eastern origins western context
• A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation versus relaxation training: Effects on distress, positive states of mind, rumination, and distraction (2007) · doi

  BACKGROUND: Although mindfulness meditation interventions have recently shown benefits for reducing stress in various populations, little is known about their relative efficacy compared with relaxation interventions.

  Keywords: interventions background mindfulness meditation recently benefits reducing stress various populations little known relative efficacy compared