A Systematic Literature Review of Equanimity in Mindfulness Based Interventions
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In the MB intervention, reductions in psychopathology are associated with the disruption of perseverative thought patterns and the creation of equanimity.
“In the MB intervention, reductions in psychopathology are associated with the disruption of perseverative thought patterns and the creation of equanimity [104].”
From 10-Week Trajectories of Candidate Psychological Processes Differentially Predict Mental Health Gains from Online Dyadic versus Mindfulness Interventions: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2024) · cites this paper as [104]
The Discussion (page unavailable) describes decentering as a way to disengage from thoughts and suggests that equanimity may help regulate emotions. The paper hypothesizes that equanimity contributes to mental well-being, but it does not establish that disruption of perseverative thought patterns and creation of equanimity are associated with reductions in psychopathology during mindfulness-based interventions. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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- Authors
- Weber, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Greater Manchester (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Weber, Joey
- ORCID
- Weber, Joey
- Venue
- Pastoral Psychology
- Published
- 2021-03-23
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 151-165
- ISSN
- 0031-2789 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6679
- OpenAlex
- W3136346766
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ub-ir.bolton.ac.uk
- Licence
- Locations
- Pastoral Psychology (publishedVersion)
- UBIR (University of Greater Manchester) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- equanimity, mindfulness-based interventions, mental health, psychiatric health, construct definition, psychometric assessment, non-judgment, decentering, well-being
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