Mindfulness Meditation,
Executive Function, and Affect

Title: Mindfulness Meditation, Executive Function, and Affect
Author: Richard Chambers
Supervision: A/Prof Nick Allan
Academic Institution:University of Melbourne

Table of Contents:

Abstract		1
	Attention and Self-regulation	2
	The Role of Executive Function in Attentional Processes	3
	Set-shifting: A Specific Application of Executive Function	4
	Mindfulness: Training for Executive Function	5
	Vipassana Meditation	6
	The Present Paradigm	7
	Hypotheses	8
Method		9
	Participants	9
	Design	10
	Stimulus Materials	11
	Apparatus	12
	Procedure	13
	Data Analysis	14
Results		15
	Calculations of Effect Size	15
	The Effects of Gender and Age	16
	Comparison of Groups at Baseline	17
	Change on Self-Report Measures of Affect	18
	Changes on Measures of Metacognitive Processing	19
	Changes on Measures of Executive Function	20
	Correlation Between Changes on Measures of Affect, Metacognitive Processing, and Executive Function	21
	Examination of Mediating Variables	22
Discussion		23
	Group Differences at Baseline	24
	Self-Report of Affect	25
	Self-Report of Metacognitive Processing	26
	Working Memory	27
	Internal Attention-Switching	28
	Theoretical Integration of Findings	29
	Limitations of the Study	30
	Unique Strengths of the Study	31
	Conclusion	32
References		33

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