Emotion Regulation Mediates the Associations of Mindfulness on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in the General Population
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In the last decade, clinical research on mindfulness and its positive effects on depression and anxiety have gained increased interest. Emotion regulation mediates the effects of mindfulness on mental health in clinical samples and among meditators. The present study examined whether these associations also generalize to the general population. Multi-group structural equation models tested with a sample of 853 adults whether difficulties in emotion regulation mediated the associations between overall mindfulness in addition to the Observe facet with symptoms of depression and anxiety and whether associations were similar among men and women. Emotion regulation partially mediated the associations of overall mindfulness with symptoms of depression and anxiety; associations with Observe were fully mediated. The magnitude of associations was similar among men and women. Mindfulness exerts positive effects on mental health among the general population mostly via improving emotion regulation. The training of mindfulness and emotion regulation may thus benefit mental health not only in clinical populations but also in the general population. Venues for further research are discussed.
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These findings emphasize diverse routes through which symptoms are alleviated in individuals with depression and anxiety disorders and contribute to expanding literature that underscores the fundamental role of emotion regulation for mindfulness.
“These findings emphasize the diverse routes through which symptoms are alleviated in individuals with depression and anxiety disorders and contribute to the expanding literature that underscores the fundamental role of emotion regulation for mindfulness [23, 36, 119].”
From Emotion Regulation as a Mechanism of Mindfulness in Individual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders (2024) · cites this paper as [36]
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPast empirical studies indicate a link between trait mindfulness, emotion regulation strategies, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in both clinical and nonclinical populations.
“Although past empirical studies indicate a link between trait mindfulness, emotion regulation strategies, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in both clinical [22, 23] and nonclinical populations [35–38]”
From Emotion Regulation as a Mechanism of Mindfulness in Individual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders (2024) · cites this paper as [36]
Mindfulness level can be improved by programs based on mindfulness meditation.
“mindfulness level can be improved by program based on mindfulness meditation.”
From Acceptance Mindfulness-Trait as a Protective Factor for Post-Natal Depression: A Preliminary Research (2022) · cites this paper as [36]
The potential role of emotion regulation in the association between mindfulness and psychological distress and its underlying mechanisms is still not clear, especially among adolescents.
“Although recent research has attempted to explain the association between mindfulness and psychological distress (Pepping et al., 2013; Freudenthaler et al., 2017), the potential role of emotion regulation in between and its underlying mechanisms is still not clear, especially among adolescents.”
From Adolescents' mindfulness and psychological distress: The mediating role of emotion regulation (2019) · cites this paper as Freudenthaler et al., 2017
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- Authors
- Freudenthaler, L., Turba, J. D., & Tran, U. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Tran, Ulrich S.
- Venue
- Mindfulness
- Published
- 2017-03-28
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1339-1344
- ISSN
- 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
- 1868-8535
- PMC
- PMC5605587
- OpenAlex
- W2598875072
- Cited by
- 88
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 6.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Mindfulness (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Phaidra (Universität Wien) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- University of Vienna
- 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 › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- emotion regulation, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, mediation, general population, sex differences, mental health, mindfulness training
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