Insight Based Mindfulness Research Group

Our goal is to research the effectiveness of mindfulness insight-based interventions. MBIs draw on psychological theory and Eastern philosophies, and focus on enhancing insight into allegedly universal understandings of suffering, impermanence, and interconnectedness. Our group uses rigorous methodologies to test the key assumptions of this approach. We aspire to use this knowledge to reduce psychological distress and promote psychological well-being. The group aims to develop practical interventions, assessment tools, and innovations relevant to MBIs. International collaborations with researchers interested in mindfulness are promoted to enhance understanding of how MBIs might be used cross-culturally.

For Research Collaboration, Please email: Somboon.j@chula.ac.th

Research Publications

Jarukasemthawee, S., Halford, W. K., Fox, A., Smith, L., Pisitsungkagarn, K., Trower, P., Jones, C., Hamawandy, S., Mclean, J.P., Leangsuksant, T., & Sittwong, J. Development and Validation of the Mindfulness Insight Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, forthcoming.

Skellern, S. K., Sanri, C., Iqbal, S., Ayub, N., Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., & Halford, W. K. (2022). Assessment of the perceived importance of religion in couple relationships in christians, muslims, buddhists, and the nonreligious. Family process, 61(1), 326-341. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12669

Jarukasemthawee, S., & Pisitsungkagarn, K. (2021). Mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being: the mediating roles of rumination and emotion dysregulation. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 33(6), 347–356.
https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2021- 0009

Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., O’Brien, W., Manley, H., & Pattanamontri, C. (2021). Relationships between mindfulness, self-compassion, and grit among Thai national athletes: the mediating role of self-regulation. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2021.2010230

Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., Leangsuksant, T., & González, N. L. (2020). Mechanisms of change of traditional mindfulness practice in Thai adolescent students: a cross-sectional mediation study. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 32(6). https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2018-0012

Ponkosonsirilert, T., Laemsak, O., Pisitsungkagarn, K., Jarukasemthawee, S., Audboon, S., & Leangsuksant, T. (2020). Stress, self-compassion, and school burnout in Thai high school students. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 34(5), 343-349. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2020-0109

Jarukasemthawee, S., Halford, W. K., & McLean, J. P. (2019). When East meets West: A randomized controlled trial and pre-to postprogram evaluation replication of the effects of insight-based mindfulness on psychological well-being. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 29(3), 307. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000179