Guest Editors
Prof. Chao Liu
Email: victory666666@126.com
Affiliation: School of Journalism and Communication, Hua Qiao University, China
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Research Interests: Focuses on mindfulness and compassion-based digital interventions for emotion regulation, conflict management, and prosocial communication.
Prof. Hao Chen
Email: haochen19606@163.com
Affiliation: Department of Communication, Xiamen University of Technology, China
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Research Interests: Specializes in digital and short-video mindfulness design, engagement, and effectiveness in real-world psychological and organizational contexts.
Prof. Tsai-Hsuan Tsai
Email: ttsai@mail.cgu.edu.tw
Affiliation: Department of Industrial Design, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
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Research Interests: Explores mindfulness, empathy, and communication mechanisms in reducing intergroup bias and improving interpersonal trust and collaboration.
Summary
Conflict emerges across emotional, interpersonal, organizational, and intergroup settings, often fueled by reactivity, cognitive biases, communication breakdowns, and accumulated psychosocial stress. Mindfulness- and compassion-based practices can reduce emotional escalation, strengthen self-regulation, and promote prosocial motivation. With the rapid growth of digital and short-video platforms, these practices can now be delivered in more accessible and scalable ways, offering timely support in everyday conflict-related situations.
This Special Issue of the Journal of Psychology in Africa focuses on how mindfulness and compassion-based practices—especially when delivered via digital or short-video modalities—shape emotion regulation, communication, intergroup relations, and organizational functioning in conflict contexts. We invite contributions that connect individual, interpersonal, organizational, and community/system levels, including work aligned with digital health communication, mental health media support, and collaborative, cross-setting intervention. Twelve thematically linked articles and two book reviews are envisioned, with contributions welcomed from Africa and beyond.
Suggested themes include:
· Mindfulness and emotion regulation (anger, aggression, rumination, sleep, stress)
· Loving-kindness/compassion for reducing racial, gender, and intergroup bias
· Mindful communication in conflict (empathy, trust negotiation, de-escalation)
· Design and effectiveness of digital/short-video guided interventions (engagement, adherence)
· Digital versus in-person formats and mechanisms explaining differences
· Organizational mindfulness for leadership, teamwork, resilience, creativity, ethics
· Mindfulness-informed support for vulnerable groups, including NSSI prevention and harm reduction
Keywords
Mindfulness; Compassion; Loving-Kindness Meditation; Conflict Management; Emotion Regulation; Mindful Communication; Digital/Short-Video Interventions; Intergroup Bias Reduction
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