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B.D. (Brian) Ostafin, Dr

Associate Professor with ius promovendi

Profielfoto van B.D. (Brian) Ostafin, Dr

Faculteit Gedrags- & Maatschappijwetenschappen

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Research interests

-Life meaning research, including basic and applied (e.g., interventions) of the role of life meaning in clinical disorders such as depression, anxiety, addiction, personality disorders, and eating disorders

-The emotion of awe and other self-transcendent/spiritual experiences regarding issues such as meaning, animism, and forgiveness

Publicaties

Adding Anxiety-Specific Practice to a Brief Audio-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Anxiety in Undergraduate Students: A Pilot Study

Papenfuss, I., Lommen, M. J. J. & Ostafin, B. D., jul.-2025, In: Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. 16, 3, 18 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Article › › peer review

Exploring young women's experiences of a mindful yoga intervention for depression in the Netherlands: Qualitative analysis of positive and negative effects

Vollbehr, N. K., Ostafin, B. D., Bartels-Velthuis, A. A. & Hoenders, H. J. R., 17-sep.-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 19 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Article › › peer review

Mindful Yoga Versus Relaxation for Young Adults With Symptoms of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Comparison of Two Brief Laboratory-Based Interventions

Vollbehr, N., Hoenders, R., Bartels-Velthuis, A., de Jong, P. & Ostafin, B., jan.-2025, In: Mindfulness. 16, blz. 263-277 15 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Article › › peer review

Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Surrender to God Scale: Relationships with Religious Behavior, God Representation, Well-being, and Health

Seesink, H. J., van Dusseldorp, M., Ostafin, B. D., Schaap-Jonker, H. & Wiers, R. W., apr.-2025, In: Journal of Religion and Health. 64, 2, blz. 1399-1418 20 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Article › › peer review

Corrigendum to “The Effects of a Meaning-Centered Intervention on Meaning in Life and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Undergraduate Women With High Weight and Shape Concerns: A Randomized Controlled Trial” [Behav. Therapy 55(1) (2024) 177–190, (S0005789423000631), (10.1016/j.beth.2023.05.012)]

van Doornik, S. F. W., Glashouwer, K. A., Ostafin, B. D. & de Jong, P. J., sep.-2024, In: Behavior Therapy. 55, 5, blz. 1098-1099 2 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Erratum

Cost-effectiveness of a mindful yoga intervention added to treatment as usual for young women with major depressive disorder versus treatment as usual only: Cost-effectiveness of yoga for young women with depression

Vollbehr, N. K., Stant, A. D., Hoenders, H. J. R., Bartels-Velthuis, A. A., Nauta, M. H., Castelein, S., Schroevers, M. J., de Jong, P. J. & Ostafin, B. D., mrt.-2024, In: Psychiatry Research. 333, 10 blz., 115692.

Onderzoeksoutput: Article › › peer review

Does Mindfulness Decrease or Increase Egoic Functioning? Diverging Evidence From Different Study Designs

Nyklíček, I., Ostafin, B. D. & Boekhorst, M. G. B. M., mei-2024, In: Mindfulness. 15, blz. 1044-1059 16 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Article › › peer review

Exploring meaning in life as a potential target for early intervention–results from a randomized trauma analogue study

Seidel-Koulaxis, L. J., Daniels, J. K. & Ostafin, B. D., 2024, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 15, 1, 14 blz., 2429334.

Onderzoeksoutput: Article › › peer review

Pattern Theory of Selflessness: How Meditation May Transform the Self-Pattern

Berkovich-Ohana, A., Brown, K. W., Gallagher, S., Barendregt, H., Bauer, P., Giommi, F., Nyklíček, I., Ostafin, B., Raffone, A., Slagter, H. A., Trautwein, F. M., Vago, D. & Amaro, A., aug.-2024, In: Mindfulness. 15, blz. 2114-2140 27 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Article › › peer review

Psychosocial predictors of distress in East and West Germans during the COVID-19 pandemic

Seidel-Koulaxis, L. J., Daniels, J. K. & Ostafin, B. D., 2024, In: Psychology & Health. 39, 12, blz. 1823-1845 23 blz.

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Alle (137) publicaties

Pers/media

Multiple interviews given by Ms. Nina Vollbehr, on a project I am supervising that examines mindful yoga intervention for depressed patients.

Ostafin, B.

01/01/2017

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Mindfulness and getting unstuck from the webs of habit [Blog]

Ostafin, B.

01/10/2014

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Meditation: It's not what you think

Ostafin, B.

01/01/2011

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