Using mindful techniques reducing stress and promoting positive psychological outcomes
Life can get better with age with mindfulness because older people have the wisdom and time to use mindfulness as a means to improve overall well-being, according to a new study.
Mindfulness refers to the natural human ability to be aware of one's experiences and to pay attention to the present moment in a purposeful, receptive, and non-judgmental way. According to the researchers, certain characteristics of mindfulness seem more strongly evident in older people compared to younger people - and suggest ways for all ages to benefit.
From middle age to old age, the survey highlights the tendency to focus on the present moment and adopt a non-judgmental orientation may become especially important for well-being with advancing age. For the findings, the researchers assessed participants' mindful qualities such as present-moment attention, acceptance, non-attachment and examined the relationships of these qualities with well-being more generally.