"Walking with God": developing and pilot testing a manualised four-week program combining Christian meditation and light-to-moderate physical activity for daily stress.

In the current study, the authors developed and pilot tested a manualized four-week program for Christian adults with daily stress, combining Christian meditation with light-to-moderate physical activity among a community sample of churchgoers (N = 8). Although Eastern-influenced mindful walking and...

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Publicado en:Mental Health, Religion & Culture Vol. 23; no. 9; pp. 756 - 777
Autores principales: Knabb, Joshua, Pate, Robert, Sullivan, Sean, Salley, Erik, Miller, Amy, Boyer, William
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2020
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          Pate, Robert
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          Miller, Amy
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          College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, California Baptist University, Riverside, CA, USA
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        Prevention of psychological stress
        Psychological adaptation
        Behavior modification
        Christianity
        Meditation
        Evaluation of human services programs
        Mindfulness
        Adults
        Exercise therapy
        Walking
        Yoga
        Pilot projects
        Exercise intensity
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          Prevention of psychological stress
          Psychological adaptation
          Behavior modification
          Christianity
          Meditation
          Evaluation of human services programs
          Mindfulness
          Adults
          Exercise therapy
          Walking
          Yoga
          Pilot projects
          Exercise intensity
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      ab: In the current study, the authors developed and pilot tested a manualized four-week program for Christian adults with daily stress, combining Christian meditation with light-to-moderate physical activity among a community sample of churchgoers (N = 8). Although Eastern-influenced mindful walking and yoga practices are quite popular in the contemporary psychology literature as interventions for a wide variety of psychological problems, we wanted to offer a Christian-sensitive alternative for Christian adults to draw from their own faith tradition to impact psychological change. Over a four-week period of time, Christian participants were instructed to meditate on a short passage in Scripture as they engaged in a daily 30-minute movement and walking activity. On all four outcome variables, pilot results revealed that 75% of participants reported score changes in the hypothesized direction. To conclude, study limitations are reviewed, as are directions for future research.
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