Empirical Studies of Contemplative Practices
Empirical Studies of Contemplative Practices (Health Psychology Research Focus) by Diane Grimes, Qiu Wang, Hong Lin
2018 | ISBN: 1536140813 | English | 269 pages | PDF | 6 MB
2018 | ISBN: 1536140813 | English | 269 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This book aims to serve as a forum to inspire empirical studies of contemplative practices that address the complexity and variety of such practice in a thoughtful way. Drawing on expertise from a range of disciplines, including psychology, applied statistics, health sciences, neuroscience, communication, computer science, and information technology, this book explores, by theorizing and modeling, methodologies for the scientific study of contemplative practices. The book includes pedagogical and experimental aspects of studies such as research design, measurement, program assessment, statistical modeling, data mining, technology integration, and evaluation as well as the compiled interpretation of bodily manifestations of contemplative practices, psychological analysis of contemplative practices, and systematic studies of the effect of contemplative practices through data analysis. Together, the chapters of this book offer first steps along a path to deeper understanding of contemplative practices.