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Meditation experience is associated with lower levels of repetitive negative thinking: the key role of self-compassion

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Schlosser, Marco, Jones, Rebecca, Demnitz-King, Harriet, Marchant, Natalie L.·2022·Current Psychology

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Abstract The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between meditation experience and repetitive negative thinking (RNT) in regular meditators with a wide range of experience, and to examine the extent to which self-compassion and mindfulness mediate this relationship. RNT is a transdiagnostic process that is implicated in the development and maintenance of several mental health disorders. Converging evidence suggests that meditation practice is associated with improved mental health and may reduce levels of RNT. Increased levels of self-compassion and mindfulness have been associated with decreased levels of RNT and proposed as theoretically consistent mediators by which meditation practice exerts its beneficial effects; however, they are seldom considered in combination. In a cross-sectional design, 1281 meditators (mean age = 44.7 years, SD = 13.9, 53.7% female) completed questionnaires about meditation experience, RNT, self-compassion, and mindfulness. Linear regression and generalised structural equation models were used to examine the data. Longer duration of meditation experience was associated with lower levels of RNT and higher levels of self-compassion and mindfulness. Meditation experience was associated with RNT indirectly through self-compassion, but not through mindfulness. The results offer preliminary support for longer-term meditation as a potential means for reducing the maladaptive process of RNT. Clinically, self-compassion could be identified as a promising treatment target for interventions.

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Authors
Schlosser, M., Jones, R., Demnitz-King, H., & Marchant, N. L.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Schlosser, Marco
Venue
Current Psychology
Published
2020-06-09
Volume
41
Issue
5
Pages
3144-3155
ISSN
  • 1046-1310 (ISSN-L)
  • 1936-4733
OpenAlex
W2994933663
Cited by
22
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Current Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (322010)
  • Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (667696)
  • Alzheimer’s Society (AS-SF-15b-002)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
Keywords
meditation experience, repetitive negative thinking, self-compassion, mindfulness, mediation, transdiagnostic mechanisms, mental health, meditation duration, self-compassion interventions

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