Adele, M. H., & Feldman, G. (2004). Clarifying the construct of mindfulness in the context of emotion regulation and the process of change in therapy. Clinical Psychology, 11, 255–262.

Google Scholar 

Alampay, L. P., Galvez Tan, L. J. T., Tuliao, A. P., Baranek, P., Ofreneo, M. A., Lopez, G. D., et al. (2020). A pilot randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness program for filipino children. Mindfulness, 11, 303–316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01124-8

Article  Google Scholar 

Albert, J. R. G., Santos, A.GF., & Vizmanos, J.F.V. (2018). Profile and determinants of the middle-income class in the Philippines (Report No PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2018-20). Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps1820.pdf

Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Lykins, E., Button, D., Krietmeyer, J., Williams, J. M., et al. (2008). Construct validity of the five-facet mindfulness questionnaire in meditating and nonmeditating samples. Assessment, 15(3), 329–342.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Bhatnagar, P. (2011). Letting go of the control and avoidance of pain with mindfulness and acceptance. Psychological Studies, 56, 410–412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-011-0098-6

Article  Google Scholar 

Bieling, P. J., Hawley, L. L., Block, R. T., Corcoran, K. M., Levitan, R. D., Trevor Young, L., & Segal, Z. V. (2012). Treatment specific changes in decentering following mindfulness based cognitive therapy versus antidepressant medication or placebo for prevention of depression relapse. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80(3), 365–372.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Bongco, R. T., & Abenes, R. D. (2019). Clash of spheres: The paradox of being a female teacher in the Philippines. Beijing International Review of Education, 1(2–3), 443–459. https://doi.org/10.1163/25902539-00102012

Article  Google Scholar 

Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822–848.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Burgess, E. E., Selchen, S., Diplock, B. D., & Rector, N. A. (2021). A brief mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) intervention as a population-level strategy for anxiety and depression. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 14(2), 380–398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-021-00105-x

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Chua, Y. (2005). When classes open today, many boys won’t be in school. Retrieved from http://pcij.org/stories/when-classes-open-today-many-boys-wont-be-in-school/

Coffey, K. A., Hartman, M., & Frederickson, B. L. (2010). Deconstructing mindfulness and constructing mental health: Understanding mindfulness and its mechanisms of action. Mindfulness, 1, 235–253.

Article  Google Scholar 

Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1983). A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 24, 385–396.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.). Sage Publications.

Google Scholar 

Davis, D. M., & Hayes, J. A. (2011). What are the benefits of mindfulness? A practice review of psychotherapy-related research. Psychotherapy, 48(2), 198–208.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Department of Health (2020). Your mind matters: DOH calls for unified response to mental health. Retrieved 8 April, 2022 from https://doh.gov.ph/press-release/YOUR-MIND-MATTERSDOH-CALLS-FOR-UNIFIED-RESPONSE-TO-MENTAL-HEALTH

Farb, N. A. S., Anderson, A. K., Mayberg, H., Bean, J., McKeon, D., & Segal, Z. V. (2010). Minding emotions: Mindfulness training alters the neural expression of sadness. Emotion, 10, 25–33.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Geschwind, N., Peeters, F., Drukker, M., van Os, J., & Wichers, M. (2011). Mindfulness training increases momentary positive emotions and reward experience in adults vulnerable to depression: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79(5), 618–628.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Grantoza C. J. (2017). In search of culturally sensitive factors in the translation of a western based approach to a Filipino intervention. [Unpublished Masteral Thesis]. Ateneo de Manila University.

Hayes, S. C., Wilson, K. G., Gifford, E. V., Follette, V. M., & Strosahl, K. (1996). Experiential avoidance and behavioral disorders: A functional dimensional approach to diagnosis and treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64(6), 1152–1168. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.64.6.1152

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Holahan, C. J., Moos, R. H., Holahan, C. K., Brennan, P. L., & Schutte, K. K. (2005). Stress generation, avoidance coping, and depressive symptoms: A 10-year model. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(4), 658–666. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.4.658

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Hughes, M., Brown, S. L., Campbell, S., et al. (2021). Self-compassion and anxiety and depression in chronic physical illness populations: A systematic review. Mindfulness, 12, 1597–1610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01602-y

Article  Google Scholar 

Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain and illness. Delacorte.

Google Scholar 

Kaviani, H. J. (2011). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces depression and anxiety induced by real stressful setting in non-clinical population. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 11(2), 285–296.

Google Scholar 

Kuyken, W., Byford, S., Taylor, R. S., Watkins, E., Holden, E., White, K., & Teasdale, J. D. (2008). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent relapse in recurrent depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76(6), 966–978.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Kuyken, W., Watkins, E., Holden, E., White, K., Taylor, R. S., Dalgeish, T., et al. (2010). How does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy work? Behavior Research and Therapy, 48(11), 1105–1112.

Article  Google Scholar 

Lovibond, P. F., & Lovibond, S. H. (1995). The structure of negative emotional states: Comparison of the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS) with the beck depression and anxiety Inventories. Behavior Research and Therapy, 33, 335–343.

Article  Google Scholar 

Ma, H. A., & Teasdale, J. D. (2004). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: Replication and exploration of differential relapse prevention effects. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(1), 31–40.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Manauat, N. D. G. (2005). Contextualizing the filipino values of Pagkalinga (Taking someone under one’s care), Pag-Aaruga (taking care of), Pakialam (meddling/caring), and the feminist ethics of care. In R. M. Gripaldo (Ed.), Filipino cultural traits: Claro R. Ceniza Lectures (pp. 129–143). Council for Research in Values and Philosophy.

Google Scholar 

Manjaly, Z. M., & Iglesias, S. (2020). A computational theory of mindfulness based cognitive therapy from the “Bayesian Brain” perspective. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 404. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00404

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Maravilla, N., & Tan, M. (2021). Philippine mental health act: Just an act? A call to look into the bi-directionality of mental health and economy. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 706483. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706483

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Martinez, A. B., Co, M., Lau, J., & Brown, J. (2020). Filipino help-seeking for mental health problems and associated barriers and facilitators: A systematic review. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55(11), 1397–1413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01937-2

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Matthew, K. L., Whitney, H. S., Kenny, M. A., & Denson, L. A. (2010). The long-term effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a relapse prevention treatment for major depressive disorder. Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 38, 561–576.

Article  Google Scholar 

Mellick, W. H., Mills, J. A., Kroska, E. B., Calarge, C. A., Sharp, C., & Dindo, L. N. (2019). Experiential avoidance predicts persistence of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in late adolescence. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 80(6), 18m12265. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.18m12265

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Michalak, J., Mander, J., & Heidenreich, T. (2020). Implementation and dissemination of mindfulness-based interventions. Mindfulness, 11, 275–278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01250-3

Article  Google Scholar 

Mor, N., & Winquist, J. (2002). Self-focused attention and negative affect: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 128(4), 638–662.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Nagy, G. A., Cuervo, C., Ramos Rodríguez, E. Y., Plumb, V. J., Zerubavel, N., West, J. L., Falick, M. C., & Parra, D. C. (2022). Building a more diverse and inclusive science: Mindfulness-based approaches for Latinx individuals. Mindfulness, 13, 942–954. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01846-2

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Nakonz, J., & Wai Yan Shik, A. (2009). And all your problems are gone: Religious coping strategies among Philippine migrant workers in Hong Kong. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 12(1), 25–38.

Article  Google Scholar 

Neff, K. D. (2003). The development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion. Self and Identity, 2, 223–250.

Article  Google Scholar 

Neff, K. D., & Dahm, K. A. (2015). Self-compassion: What it is, what it does, and how it relates to mindfulness. In B. D. Ostafin, M. D. Robinson, & B. P. Meier (Eds.), Handbook of mindfulness and self-regulation (pp. 121–137). Springer Verlag.

Chapter  Google Scholar 

Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2000). The role of rumination in depressive disorders and mixed anxiety/depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109(3), 504–511. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.109.3.504

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Piet, J., & Hougaard, E. (2011). The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of relapse in recurrent major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 31(6), 1032–1040.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Pots, W. M., Meulenbeek, P. A. M., Veehof, M. M., Klungers, J., & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2014). The efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a public mental health intervention for adults with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology: A randomized control trial. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e109789. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109789

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Raes, F., Pommier, E., Neff, K. D., & Van Gucht, D. (2011). Construction and factorial validation of a short form of the self-compassion Scale. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 18, 250–255.

Article  Google Scholar 

Sahdra, B. M. (2011). Enhanced response inhibition during intensive meditation training predicts improvements in self-reported adaptive socioemotional functioning. American Psychological Association, 11(2), 299–312.

Google Scholar 

Segal, Z. V., Williams, J. M. G., & Teasdale, J. D. (2013). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depr