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Linking dispositional mindfulness and positive psychological processes in cancer survivorship: a multivariate path analytic test of the mindfulness-to-meaning theory

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Garland, Eric L., Thielking, Paul, Thomas, Elizabeth A., Coombs, Mary, White, Shelley, Lombardi, Joy, Beck, Anna·2017·Psycho-Oncology

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BACKGROUND: Research indicates that dispositional mindfulness is associated with positive psychological functioning. Although this disposition has been linked with beneficial outcomes in the broader mental health literature, less is known about dispositional mindfulness in cancer survivors and how it may be linked with indices of psychological and physical health relevant to cancer survivorship. METHODS: We conducted a multivariate path analysis of data from a heterogeneous sample of cancer patients (N = 97) to test the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory, an extended process model of emotion regulation linking dispositional mindfulness with cancer-related quality of life via positive psychological processes. RESULTS: We found that patients endorsing higher levels of dispositional mindfulness were more likely to pay attention to positive experiences (β = .56), a tendency which was associated with positive reappraisal of stressful life events (β = .51). Patients who engaged in more frequent positive reappraisal had a greater sense of meaning in life (β = .43) and tended to savor rewarding or life affirming events (β = .50). In turn, those who engaged in high levels of savoring had better quality of life (β = .33) and suffered less from emotional distress (β = -.54). CONCLUSIONS: Findings provide support for the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory and help explicate the processes by which mindfulness promotes psychological flourishing in the face of cancer. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORSHIP: Cancer survivors may benefit from enhancing mindfulness, reappraisal, and savoring. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Dispositional mindfulness and acceptance are beneficial psychological resources that could facilitate post-HSCT recovery.

    “In addition, recent research reveals that dispositional mindfulness and acceptance, a core construct of acceptance and commitment therapy, are beneficial psychological resources that could facilitate post-HSCT recovery [19, 20].”

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    The Results (Path analyses; page unavailable) link higher dispositional mindfulness in cancer patients to positive psychological processes, better quality of life, and less emotional distress. The paper does not establish that mindfulness facilitates post-HSCT recovery; its participants were cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. It also does not address acceptance as a construct of acceptance and commitment therapy, though the sentence has a second citation that may support that part. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Increased mindfulness has been associated with lower physical and psychological symptoms in breast cancer survivors and less distress in survivors of various cancer types.

    “Increased mindfulness has been associated with lower physical and psychological symptoms in breast cancer survivors [14] and less distress in survivors of various cancer types [7, 15, 44].”

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Authors
Garland, E. L., Thielking, P., Thomas, E. A., Coombs, M., White, S., Lombardi, J., & Beck, A.
Affiliations
University of Utah (US)
Corresponding author
Garland, Eric L.
Venue
Psycho-Oncology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-01-22
Volume
26
Issue
5
Pages
686-692
ISSN
1057-9249 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2268012200
Cited by
72
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 1
FWCI
3.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psycho-Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
NIH Clinical Center (R34DA037005)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords
trait mindfulness, cancer survivorship, positive reappraisal, savoring, meaning in life, quality of life, emotional distress, emotion regulation, psychological flourishing
MeSH terms
Survivorship, Adult, Attention, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Personality, Quality of Life, Stress, Psychological, Multivariate Analysis, Mindfulness

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