Research paper
Kabat-Zinn J. Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context: Past, Present, and Future. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 2003;10(2):144-156. doi:10.1093/clipsy.bpg016
Why we cite it
Provides the foundational, widely cited operational definition of mindfulness and contextualizes how mindfulness-based interventions entered clinical practice. Directly relevant to the project because Kabat-Zinn’s definition — emphasizing paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally — is the conceptual basis for all mindful eating practices referenced elsewhere in the corpus. Also frames mindfulness as a way of being rather than merely a clinical technique, which aligns with the project’s approach of integrating awareness into daily eating habits.
About the author
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). He holds a PhD in molecular biology from MIT (1971). See cmf04 for full bio.