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Cognitive Processes Mediate the Relation Between Mindfulness and Social Anxiety Within a Clinical Sample

Schmertz, Stefan K., Masuda, Akihiko, Anderson, Page L.·2012·Journal of Clinical Psychology

Abstract

Objectives: The researchers investigated the relation between mindfulness and social anxiety symptoms, and examined whether this relation is mediated by cognitive appraisals commonly associated with social anxiety. Participants: Ninety‐eight individuals diagnosed with social phobia. Design: Using a cross‐sectional design, ordinary least squares regression and bootstrapping mediation analyses were used to test the study hypotheses. Results: Mindfulness was negatively related to symptoms of social anxiety. This relation was partially mediated by cognitive appraisals about the likelihood and cost of a negative social outcome. Conclusion: Further research using a longitudinal design and other measures of mindfulness is needed to replicate these findings and further explicate the mechanism by which mindfulness might be associated with negative cognitive appraisals.

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  • Mindfulness relates negatively to symptoms of psychopathology via its impact on cognitive (biased) appraisals.

    “In other words, mindfulness related negatively to symptoms of psychopathology (i.e., social anxiety symptoms) via its impact on cognitive (biased) appraisals.”
  • Cognitive appraisals in social situations acted as a mediator in the relation between mindfulness and social anxiety symptoms.

    “In a cross-sectional study in social phobic participants, Schmertz et al. (2012) found that cognitive appraisals in social situations acted as a mediator in the relation between mindfulness and social anxiety symptoms.”

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Authors
Schmertz, S. K., Masuda, A., & Anderson, P. L.
Affiliations
Georgia State University (US)
Corresponding author
Anderson, Page L.
Venue
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-03
Volume
68
Issue
3
Pages
362-371
ISSN
  • 0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-4679
OpenAlex
W1631143641
Cited by
44
References
55
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
FWCI
2.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R42MH060506, R42 MH60506-02)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
mindfulness, social anxiety, social anxiety disorder, cognitive appraisal, mediation, clinical samples
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Cognition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Phobic Disorders, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychological Tests, Least-Squares Analysis, Meditation, Young Adult

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