Affective Reactivity Mediates an Inverse Relation Between Mindfulness and Anxiety

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Brian D. Ostafin
Jessica J. Brooks
Magali Laitem
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[1] University of Groningen,Department of Psychology
[2] North Dakota State University,Department of Psychology
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Mindfulness | 2014年 / 5卷
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Mindfulness; Meditation; Anxiety; Emotion regulation; Self-regulation;
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Little is known about the mechanisms through which mindfulness is related to psychological symptoms such as anxiety. One potential mechanism consists of individual differences in emotion-responding variables such as reactivity to aversive stimuli. The current research was designed to examine whether affective reactivity may act as a mechanism of mindfulness. Across two studies, an inverse relation between trait mindfulness (specifically, the Nonjudging of Inner Experience and Acting with Awareness factors of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire) and chronic anxiety was partially mediated by affective reactivity, assessed with direct (self-report in study 1) and indirect (lexical decision task in study 2) measures. These results contribute to the understanding of the psychological mechanisms through which mindfulness works.
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