Advances in relaxation research : applications inventories

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Contributors......Page 16
List of Tables and Figures......Page 18
Part I: Four Advances in the ABC Approach......Page 20
1 Advances in ABC Relaxation Theory: The 14+1 Map......Page 22
2 Review of ABC Relaxation Research: Implications for Practice......Page 52
3 Advances in Assessment: The ABC Relaxation Report......Page 78
4 Advances in the Grand Tour: The Great and Most Holy Laughing Meditation......Page 101
Section 1: Individual Differences......Page 128
5 Gender Differences for Recalled Relaxation States, Dispositions, Beliefs, and Benefits......Page 130
6 Ethnic and Racial Differences in Relaxation States for Recalled Relaxation Activities......Page 134
7 Race, Gender, and ABC Relaxation Theory......Page 136
8 The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and Recalled Relaxation States in One's Preferred Relaxation Activity......Page 141
9 The NEO Personality Inventory—Revised and Relaxation Dispositions, Motivations, and Beliefs......Page 145
10 The Millon Index of Personality Styles and Recalled Relaxation States for One's Preferred Relaxation Activity......Page 151
11 The Symptom Checklist-90—Revised and Relaxation States During One's Preferred Relaxation Activity......Page 157
Section 2: Stress, Coping, and Relaxation......Page 160
12 Stress, Relaxation Dispositions, and Recalled Relaxation States for One's Preferred Relaxation Activity......Page 162
13 Health Status, Stress and Relaxation Dispositions, Motivations, and Beliefs......Page 164
14 Coping Styles and Relaxation Dispositions, Motivations, and Beliefs......Page 168
Section 3: Factor Analyses and Correlations......Page 174
15 Oblique Factor Analysis Applied to Recalled Relaxation States......Page 176
16 The Factor Structure of Recalled Relaxation States for One's Preferred Relaxation Activity, Stress, and the Effects of Grouped Versus Random Presentation of Questionnaire Items......Page 180
17 The Factor Structure of Relaxation Beliefs......Page 184
18 The Factor Structure and Correlates of Negative Relaxation Attitudes......Page 186
19 The Factor Structure and Correlates of Claimed Relaxation Benefits......Page 191
20 The Relationship Between Relaxation Beliefs and Relaxation Dispositions, Motivations, and Recalled States for One's Preferred Relaxation Activity......Page 195
21 R-States, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Concerns......Page 199
22 Correlations Among Relaxation Beliefs, States, Attitudes, and Concerns......Page 202
Section 4: The Practice of Relaxation......Page 204
23 Preferred Relaxation Activities and Recalled Relaxation States......Page 206
24 Recalled Relaxation States and Preferred Relaxation Activities: II......Page 209
25 Practice Variables As Predictors of Stress and Relaxation Dispositions for Yoga and Meditation......Page 212
26 ABC Relaxation Theory and Yoga, Meditation, and Prayer: Relaxation Dispositions, Motivations, Beliefs, and Practice Patterns......Page 216
27 Breathing Exercises and Relaxation States......Page 221
28 Seok Chan Bang's Study of ABC Relaxation Training As a Treatment for Depression for the Korean Elderly......Page 224
29 ABC Relaxation Training As a Treatment for Depression for Puerto Rican Elderly......Page 228
30 Initial Trial of the Smith Intercentering Inventory: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Versus Yoga Stretching Versus Breathing Relaxation......Page 231
31 Test–Retest Reliability of the Smith Relaxation Inventory Series......Page 234
References......Page 236
Inventory Templates......Page 241
Smith Recalled Relaxation Activities Inventory (SRRAI)......Page 243
Smith Relaxation Dispositions Inventory (SRDI)......Page 246
Smith Work/School Dispositions Inventory (SW/SDI)......Page 247
Smith Time Off/Relaxation Dispositions Inventory (STO/RDI)......Page 248
Smith Work/School Motivations Inventory (SW/SMI)......Page 249
Smith Time Off/Relaxation Motivations Inventory (STO/RMI)......Page 251
Smith Relaxation Posttest Inventory (SRPI)......Page 253
Smith Relaxation States Inventory (SRSI)......Page 254
Smith Relaxation Beliefs Inventory (SRBI)......Page 255
Smith Relaxation Concerns Inventory (SRCI)......Page 256
Smith Relaxation Attitudes Inventory (SRAI)......Page 257
Quick Stress Test: S......Page 258
Quick Stress Test: D......Page 259
Experimental Inventories......Page 260
Smith Intercentering Inventory (SII)......Page 261
Smith Idiosyncratic Reality Claims Inventory (SIRCI)......Page 263
Scoring Keys and Norm Tables......Page 265
Smith Recalled Relaxation Activities Inventory (SRRAI)......Page 266
Smith Relaxation Dispositions Inventory (SRDI)......Page 271
Smith Time Off/Relaxation Motivations Inventory (STO/RMI)......Page 273
Smith Relaxation States Inventory (SRSI)......Page 275
Smith Relaxation Beliefs Inventory (SRBI)......Page 276
Smith Relaxation Concerns Inventory (SRCI)......Page 277
Smith Relaxation Attitudes Inventory (SRAI)......Page 278
Quick Stress Test (Dispositional Form)......Page 279
Quick Stress Test (State Form)......Page 280
Smith Idiosyncratic Reality Claims Inventory (SIRCI)......Page 281
Appendix B: Tables......Page 282
Table B.1 Correlations Between Relaxation States and Dispositions and the 16PF, SCL-90-R, NEO-PI-R, MIPS, and Carver COPE......Page 283
Table B.2 Correlations Between Recalled Relaxation States, Relaxation Dispositions, and Stress......Page 287
Table B.3 Recalled Relaxation State Factor Solutions for Grouped and Randomized Relaxation State Items......Page 289
Table B.4 Correlations Between Stress and Recalled Relaxation Factors for Grouped and Randomized Items......Page 290
Table B.5 Factor Structure of Relaxation Beliefs......Page 291
Table B.6 Final Relaxation Attitudes Scales......Page 294
Table B.7 Items Reflecting Relaxation-Induced Anxiety and Concerns over Disengagement......Page 295
Table B.8 Factor Structure of Claimed Benefits for Holmes, Ritchie, and Allen, and Anderson Samples......Page 296
Table B.9 Tukey's LSD Post Hoc Comparisons for Recalled Relaxation States Reported for Preferred Relaxation Activities......Page 298
Table B.10 Post Hoc Comparisons for Recalled Relaxation States Reported for Preferred Relaxation Activities......Page 300
Table B.11 Frequencies (Number of Participants Reporting), Means, and SDs of Reported Onset Times for R-States......Page 303
Table B.12 T-tests Comparing Onset Times for Frequently-Reported R-States......Page 304
Table B13 Test–Rest Reliabilities (Test–Retest Pearson Product–Moment Correlations) for the Smith Relaxation Inventory Series......Page 305
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C......Page 309
F......Page 310
I......Page 311
N......Page 312
P......Page 313
R......Page 314
S......Page 316
W......Page 318
Z......Page 319