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Mapping Mindfulness Facets Onto Dimensions of Anxiety and Depression

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Desrosiers, Alethea, Klemanski, David H., Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan·2013·Behavior Therapy

Abstract

Mindfulness has been associated with anxiety and depression, but the ways in which specific facets of mindfulness relate to symptoms of anxiety and depression remains unclear. The purpose of the current study was to investigate associations between specific facets of mindfulness (e.g., observing, describing, nonjudging, acting with awareness, and nonreactivity) and dimensions of anxiety and depression symptoms (e.g., anxious arousal, general distress-anxiety, general distress-depression, and anhedonic depression) while controlling for shared variance among variables. Participants were 187 treatment-seeking adults. Mindfulness was measured using the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and symptoms of depression and anxiety were measured using the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire. Bivariate correlations showed that all facets of mindfulness were significantly related to all dimensions of anxiety and depression, with two exceptions: describing was unrelated to general distress-anxiety, and observing was unrelated to all symptom clusters. Path analysis was used to simultaneously examine associations between mindfulness facets and depression and anxiety symptoms. Significant and marginally significant pathways were retained to construct a more parsimonious model and model fit indices were examined. The parsimonious model indicated that nonreactivity was significantly inversely associated with general distress anxiety symptoms. Describing was significantly inversely associated with anxious arousal, while observing was significantly positively associated with it. Nonjudging and nonreactivity were significantly inversely related to general distress-depression and anhedonic depression symptomatology. Acting with awareness was not significantly associated with any dimensions of anxiety or depression. Findings support associations between specific facets of mindfulness and dimensions of anxiety and depression and highlight the potential utility of targeting these specific aspects of mindfulness in interventions for anxiety and mood disorders. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

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  • Premisecitation

    Five facets of mindfulness have been identified: describing, observing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, and nonreactivity.

    “Five facets have been identified, including describing, observing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, and nonreactivity (Baer et al., 2006).”
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    • cites Baer et al., 2006 source
  • Interpretationcitation

    High levels of observing without the benefit of other characteristics of mindfulness may represent heightened attention to internal experiences, or interoceptive awareness to anxiogenic physiological processes.

    “High levels of observing without the benefit of other characteristics of mindfulness may represent heightened attention to internal experiences, or interoceptive awareness to anxiogenic physiological processes (Dunn et al., 2010).”
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    • cites Dunn et al., 2010 source

      The Discussion (page not supplied) reports that anxiety-specific arousal was associated with greater interoceptive accuracy, supporting the proposed link between anxiety and awareness of bodily signals. The paper does not examine mindfulness, observing, or whether other mindfulness characteristics change that relationship. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
  • Premisecitation

    Low levels of overall mindfulness have been found to correlate with higher levels of both anxious arousal and anhedonic depression symptoms in community samples.

    “Low levels of overall mindfulness have been found to correlate with higher levels of both anxious arousal symptoms and anhedonic depression symptoms in community samples (Bernstein, Tanay, & Vujanovic, 2011; Gonzalez, Vujanovic, Johns, Leyro, & Zvolensky, 2009; Zovlensky et al., 2006).”
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    • cites Bernstein, Tanay, & Vujanovic, 2011 source
    • cites Gonzalez, Vujanovic, Johns, Leyro, & Zvolensky, 2009 source

      The Results (Descriptive Data and Correlations; page not provided) report that mindful attention was negatively related to both anxious arousal and anhedonic depressive symptoms. However, the study measured mindful attention—not overall mindfulness—in a sample of daily cigarette smokers, so it does not establish the claim for community samples generally. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Findingown data

    In bivariate correlations, describing was unrelated to general distress-anxiety.

    “Bivariate correlations showed that all facets of mindfulness were significantly related to all dimensions of anxiety and depression with two exceptions: describing was unrelated to general distress -anxiety, and observing was unrelated to all symptom clusters.”
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  • Findingown data

    In the parsimonious path model, acting with awareness was not significantly associated with any dimensions of anxiety or depression.

    “Acting with awareness was not significantly associated with any dimensions of anxiety or depression.”
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    Premisecitation

    Mindfulness has been theorized to consist of distinct skills or capacities, including present-moment attention, nonjudging, and acceptance of experience without avoidance or reactivity.

    “Mindfulness has been theorized to consist of several distinct skills or capacities, including 1) the ability to pay attention and notice experiences in the present, 2) the ability to refrain from judging experience, and 3) the ability to accept positive and negative experience without avoidance or reactivity (Baer, Smith, & Allen, 2004; Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer, & Toney, 2006; Baer et al.”
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    • cites Baer, Smith, & Allen, 2004 source
    • cites Baer et al., 2006 source
    • cites Dimidjian & Linehan, 2003

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    Premisecitation

    Associations between mindfulness facets and psychological symptoms have been shown to differ slightly as a function of meditation experience (i.e., observing has been positively correlated with psychological symptoms in non-meditators).

    “As associations between mindfulness facets and psychological symptoms have been shown to differ slightly as a function of meditation experience (i.e., observing has been positively correlated with psychological symptoms in non-meditators; Baer et al., 2006; 2008; de Bruin et al., 2012)”
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    • cites Baer et al., 2006 source

      The Results and Discussion (p. 15) report that observing was positively correlated with psychological symptoms in the full sample, but that this correlation was nonsignificant in a subsample with meditation experience. The paper does not report a separate positive correlation for non-meditators, so that specific population qualifier is not established. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    • cites [2008]

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    • cites de Bruin et al., 2012 source
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    Premisecitation

    Nonreactivity has been inconsistently related to depressive symptoms, with some studies showing no relationship and some showing lower nonreactivity associated with higher depression.

    “Nonreactivity has also been inconsistently related to depressive symptoms, with some studies showing no relationship (Cash & Whittingham, 2010; Desrosiers et al., 2010) and some studies showing that lower nonreactivity is associated with higher depression (Barnhofer et al., 2011; Bohlmeijer et al., 2011; Christopher et al., 2012).”
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    • cites Cash & Whittingham, 2010 source
    • cites Desrosiers et al., 2010

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    • cites Barnhofer et al., 2011 source
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    Premisecitation

    Describing has been mostly unrelated to depression and anxiety, though one study found an inverse relationship between describing and depression.

    “Describing has been mostly unrelated to depression and anxiety (Cash & Whittingham, 2010; Desrosiers et al., 2010) though one study found an inverse relationship between describing and depression (Barnhofer et al., 2011).”
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    • cites Cash & Whittingham, 2010 source
    • cites Desrosiers et al., 2010

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    • cites Barnhofer et al., 2011 source
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    Interpretationcitation

    Cultivating a nonjudgmental stance may contribute to self-compassion and acceptance, which then increase experiences of positive affect.

    “as self-compassion has been associated with higher positive affect (Frederickson et al., 2008; Wren et al., 2012), cultivating a nonjudgmental stance contribute to self-compassion and acceptance, which then increase experiences of positive affect.”
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    • cites Frederickson et al., 2008 source

      The paper describes loving-kindness meditation as cultivating warmth and caring for oneself and others (description of LKM; page unavailable), and its Discussion reports increased positive emotions among meditators. It does not report an association between measured self-compassion and positive affect, or establish that a nonjudgmental stance increases affect through self-compassion and acceptance. (LLM, conf=0.78)

      Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
    • cites Wren et al., 2012 source
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
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    Premisecitation

    Higher nonjudging was related to lower depression in several studies, but to lower anxiety in only one study.

    “Higher non judging was related to lower depression in several studies (Barnhofer, Duggan, & Griffith, 2011; Cash & Whittingham, 2010; Christopher et al., 2012; Desrosiers, Donalds, Anderson, Itzoe, & Britton, 2010), but to lower anxiety in only one study (Cash & Whittingham, 2010).”
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    • cites Barnhofer, Duggan, & Griffith, 2011 source
    • cites Cash & Whittingham, 2010 source
    • cites Christopher et al., 2012 source
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    Findingnone given

    In the parsimonious path model, nonreactivity was significantly inversely associated with general distress-anxiety symptoms.

    “The parsimonious model indicated that nonreactivity was significantly inversely associated with general distress anxiety symptoms.”
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    Findingnone given

    In the parsimonious path model, describing was significantly inversely associated with anxious arousal.

    “Describing was significantly inversely associated with anxious arousal, while observing was significantly positively associated with it.”
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    Findingnone given

    In the parsimonious path model, observing was significantly positively associated with anxious arousal.

    “Describing was significantly inversely associated with anxious arousal, while observing was significantly positively associated with it.”
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  • May combine two claims.

    Findingown data

    Bivariate correlations showed that describing was significantly inversely associated with anhedonic depression, but when the aspects of anhedonic depression that covary with anxious arousal, general distress-anxiety, and general distress-depression were controlled for in path analysis, the relationship between describing and anhedonic depression was no longer significant.

    “Bivariate correlations showed that describing was significantly inversely associated with anhedonic depression, but when the aspects of anhedonic depression that covary with anxious arousal, general distress-anxiety, and general distress-depression were controlled for in path analysis, the relationship between describing and anhedonic depression was no longer significant.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Findingown data

    Participants were 187 treatment-seeking adults ages 18 to 71 at a mood and anxiety disorders clinic in Connecticut.

    “Participants were 187 adults ages 18–71 (M= 38, SD = 14.2) who were seeking treatment at a mood and anxiety disorders clinic in Connecticut.”
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    Findingown data

    In bivariate correlations, each facet of mindfulness showed significant inverse relationships with each symptom cluster of anxiety and depression, except that describing was unrelated to general distress-anxiety and observing was unrelated to all symptom clusters.

    “Significant inverse relationships were found between each facet of mindfulness and each symptom cluster of anxiety and depression with two exceptions: describing was unrelated to general distress-anxiety, and observing was unrelated to all symptom clusters.”
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    Findingown data

    The parsimonious model showed excellent fit to the data: χ2 = 5.94, p = .75; RMSEA = .000; CFI = 1.00; TLI = 1.02.

    “Model fit indices indicated that the parsimonious model was an excellent fit to the data. The goodness of fit test revealed that the covariance structure of the hypothesized model was not significantly different from the actual covariance of the data (χ2 = 5.94, p = .75). Additionally, the RMSEA indicated good model fit (RMSEA = .000), and the CFI and TLI showed good incremental model fit (CFI = 1”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Findingown data

    The most prevalent primary Axis I diagnoses were generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and social phobia.

    “The most prevalent primary Axis I diagnoses among participants were generalized anxiety disorder (42.9%), major depressive disorder (20.1%) and socialphobia (12.2%).”
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    Findingown data

    Mindfulness facets accounted for 21% of the variance in general distress-depression, 18% in anhedonic depression, 10% in anxious arousal, and 8% in general distress-anxiety.

    “mindfulness facets accounted for a notable 21% of the total variance in general distress-depression symptoms, 18% of the variance in anhedonic depression symptoms, 10% of the variance in symptoms of anxious arousal symptoms, and 8% of the l variance in general distress-anxiety symptoms.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
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    Findingown data

    74.1% of the sample met criteria for a secondary Axis I diagnosis.

    “A large percentage of the sample (74.1%) also met criteria for a secondary Axis I diagnosis, the most prevalent of which were major depressive disorder (23.3%) and generalized anxiety disorder (14.3%).”
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    Findingown data

    The sample was 64.6% female.

    “and 64.6% of the sample were female.”
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    Findingown data

    The secondary parsimonious model revealed a similar pattern of associations, with the exception that marginally significant paths no longer approached significance.

    “Results of the more parsimonious model revealed a similar pattern of associations, with the exception that marginally significant paths no longer approached significance.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
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    Premisecitation

    Anhedonic depression is characterized by low positive affect or loss of interest and is specific to depression.

    “A cluster labeled anhedonic depression, characterized by low positive affect/loss of interest, is specific to depression (Watson & Clark, 1991).”
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    • cites Watson & Clark, 1991

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    Premisecitation

    Anxious arousal is characterized by physiological hyperarousal and is specific to anxiety.

    “In contrast, a cluster referred to as anxious arousal, characterized by physiological hyperarousal, is specific to anxiety (Clark & Watson, 1991).”
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    • cites Clark & Watson, 1991 source
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    Study design and conductnone given

    The study was approved by an Institutional Review Board and informed consent was obtained from all participants before inclusion.

    “The study was approved by an Institutional Review Board and informed consent was obtained from all participants before inclusion in the study.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Alternate models are possible (e.g., higher levels of physiological arousal may increase frequency of attention and focus on physical sensations, leading to higher levels of observing).

    “alternate models are possible (e.g., higher levels of physiological arousal may increase frequency of attention and focus on physical sensations, perhaps due to difficulty tolerating pain or discomfort, leading to higher levels of observing).”
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    Study design and conductcitation

    Personal meaningfulness of items may conflate self-ratings, semantic understanding of items may differ across individuals, and self-ratings of mindfulness may differ from actual/observed mindfulness.

    “personal meaningfulness of items may conflate self-ratings, semantic understanding of items may differ across individuals, and self-ratings of mindfulness may differ from actual/observed mindfulness (Grossman, 2008; 2011).”
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    • cites Grossman, 2008 source
    • cites [2011]

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    Premisecitation

    In a longitudinal study of college students, increases in observing were related to increases in anxiety, but not depression.

    “In a longitudinal study of college students, increases in observing were related to increases in anxiety, but not depression (Desrosiers et al., 2010).”
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    • cites Desrosiers et al., 2010

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    Study design and conductcitation

    All diagnoses were reviewed for reliability by expert psychologists and determined by consensus diagnosis using clinician severity ratings.

    “All diagnoses were reviewed for reliability by psychologists with expertise in anxiety and mood disorders and determined by consensus diagnosis using clinician severity ratings (CSR), as suggested by the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS; Dinard, O’Brien, Barlow, Waddell, & Blanchard, 1983).”
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    • cites Dinard, O’Brien, Barlow, Waddell, & Blanchard, 1983

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    Study design and conductreasoning

    Data collection relied exclusively on self-report; therefore, scores may reflect certain self-presentation biases.

    “Another limitation of our study is that data collection relied exclusively on self-report; therefore, scores may reflect certain self-presentation biases.”
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    Study design and conductnone given

    The study did not access current or past meditation practice.

    “Our study also did not access current or past meditation practice.”
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    Interpretationown data

    Nonreactivity was significantly inversely related to general distress-anxiety and general distress-depression, suggesting that high cognitive and emotional reactivity is associated with greater nonspecific anxiety and depressive symptoms.

    “First, nonreactivity was significantly inversely related to general distress-anxiety and general distress-depression, suggesting that high cognitive and emotional reactivity is associated with greater nonspecific anxiety and depressive symptoms.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
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    Interpretationown data

    Current findings suggest that nonreactivity cultivated through mindfulness is important for treating general distress anxiety and depression symptoms, perhaps through targeting common symptoms such as cognitive and/or emotional reactivity to intrusive, repetitive thoughts.

    “Current findings suggest that nonreactivity cultivated through mindfulness is important for treating general distress anxiety and depression symptoms, perhaps through targeting common symptoms such as cognitive and/or emotional reactivity to intrusive, repetitive thoughts.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    It is possible that associations between certain facets of mindfulness and negative symptoms are more accurately represented by a non-linear or curvilinear relationship in which some symptoms may initially increase before beginning to decrease.

    “it is possible that associations between certain facets of mindfulness and negative symptoms are more accurately represented by a non-linear or curvilinear relationship in which some symptoms may initially increase before beginning to decrease”
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    Premisecitation

    Nonreactivity has been associated with worry, but only associated with overall anxiety in one study.

    “Nonreactivity has been associated with worry, a defining characteristic of anxiety (Delgado et al., 2010; Fiask et al., 2012), but it has only been associated with overall anxiety in one study (Bohlmeijer et al., 2011).”
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    • cites Delgado et al., 2010 source
    • cites Fiask et al., 2012

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    • cites Bohlmeijer et al., 2011 source
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    Premisecitation

    Higher levels of describing, nonjudging, nonreactivity, and acting with awareness were associated with lower psychological distress in student and community samples, whereas higher observing was associated with more psychological distress.

    “For example, Baer et al. (2006; 2008) found that higher levels of describing, nonjuding, nonreactivity, and acting with awareness were associated with lower levels of psychological distress in both student and community samples, whereas higher levels of observing were associated with more psychological distress.”
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    • cites Baer et al. (2006; 2008)

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Premisecitation

    Acting with awareness was significantly inversely related to symptoms of depression in two community samples but not to symptoms of anxiety.

    “Acting with awareness was significantly inversely related to symptoms of depression in two community samples (Cash & Whittingham, 2010; Christopher et al., 2012) but not to symptoms of anxiety (Cash & Whittingham, 2010).”
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    • cites Cash & Whittingham, 2010 source
    • cites Christopher et al., 2012 source
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    Interpretationown data

    Nonjudgment was significantly inversely related to general distress-depression and anhedonic depression, suggesting that adopting a non-evaluative view toward distressing thoughts and feelings is associated with lower nonspecific symptoms of depression and anhedonia.

    “Finally, as hypothesized, nonjudgment was significantly inversely related to general distress-depression and anhedonic depression, suggesting that adopting a non-evaluative view toward distressing thoughts and feelings is associated with lower nonspecific symptoms of depression and anhedonia.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Paying attention to present moment experience may be necessary to cultivate other aspects of mindfulness, such as nonjudgment or nonreactivity, which then impact symptom levels more directly.

    “Paying attention to present moment experience may be necessary to cultivate other aspects of mindfulness, such as nonjudgment or nonreactivity, which then impact symptom levels more directly.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationown data

    Results of the current study suggest that the association between alexithymia and anhedonic depression may be accounted for by covariations between describing and other facets of mindfulness and/or covariations between anhedonic depression and other symptoms of depression and anxiety.

    “results of the current study suggest that this association may be accounted for by covariations between describing and other facets of mindfulness and/or covariations between anhedonic depression and other symptoms of depression and anxiety.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The ability to label internal experiences may help reduce experiential avoidance and in turn, anxious arousal.

    “Thus, the ability to label internal experiences may help reduce experiential avoidance and in turn, anxious arousal.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.
    • Rests on an assumption: The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Mindfulness may relate to depression and anxiety differently in patients with severe symptoms than in community residents with mild-to-moderate symptoms.

    “We focused on a clinical sample because mindfulness may be related to depression and anxiety differently in patients with severe symptoms when compared to community residents with mild-to-moderate symptoms”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Knowing relationships in clinical samples is more informative to clinical practice than knowing relationships in community samples.

    “knowing the relationships in clinical samples is more informative to clinical practice than knowing the relationships in community samples.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire validly measure the five facets of mindfulness and anxiety and depression symptoms.

    “Mindfulness was measured using the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and symptoms of depression and anxiety were measured using the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The relationships between mindfulness facets and anxiety/depression symptom dimensions are linear.

    “path analysis was used to simultaneously regress the four mental health outcome variables (e.g., general distress-anxiety, anxious arousal, general distress-depression, anhedonic depression) onto the five mindfulness variables (e.g., describing, observing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, nonreactivity), controlling for the intercorrelations between variables.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The unique associations estimated by the path model are not due to unmeasured confounding variables.

    “path analysis was used to simultaneously regress the four mental health outcome variables (e.g., general distress-anxiety, anxious arousal, general distress-depression, anhedonic depression) onto the five mindfulness variables (e.g., describing, observing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, nonreactivity), controlling for the intercorrelations between variables.”
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  • Research using the FFMQ-NJ has found it relates to a range of problems including depression, anxiety, eating, and substance use disorders.

    “Research using the FFMQ-NJ has found it relates to a range of problems including depression, anxiety, eating, and substance use disorders (Desrosier et al., 2013;Lavender et al., 2011;Levin, Dalrymple, et al., 2014).”

    From Examining the Role of Implicit Emotional Judgments in Social Anxiety and Experiential Avoidance (2017) · cites this paper as Desrosier et al., 2013

    The Methods (Measures) identify nonjudging as an FFMQ subscale, and the Results report associations between mindfulness facets and symptoms of depression and anxiety. The paper does not report associations with eating disorders or substance use disorders; the Methods (Procedure) say participants with current substance abuse or dependence were excluded. (LLM, conf=0.88)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • The five facets of mindfulness have different relationships with health outcomes.

    “These facets of mindfulness differ in their associations with health outcomes.4–10,13–17”
  • The Describing, Acting-with-awareness, and Non-judging facets tend to show similar positive associations with psychological health.

    “The Describing, Acting-with-awareness, and Non-judging facets are often similarly associated with better psychological health.”
  • Previous research has shown that the mindfulness facets nonreactivity and describing are significantly negatively related to anxious distress and physiological anxious arousal, respectively.

    “Previous research has shown that the specific facets of mindfulness known as nonreactivity, allowing emotions and cognitions to pass without reacting to them, and describing, nonjudgmentally labeling experiences, are significantly negatively related to anxious distress and physiological anxious arousal, respectively (Desrosiers, Klemanski, & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2013).”
  • Non-judging and non-reactivity to inner experience had negative associations (direct and/or indirect) with anxiety and depressive symptoms.

    “Consistent with a study examining the five mindfulness facets as they relate to anxiety and depressive symptoms in a treatment-seeking sample (Desrosiers, Klemanski, & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2013), we found both non-judging and non-reactivity to inner experience to have negative associations (direct and/or indirect) with anxiety and depressive symptoms.”

    From Five Facets of Mindfulness and Psychological Health: Evaluating a Psychological Model of the Mechanisms of Mindfulness (2015) · cites this paper as Desrosiers, Klemanski, & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2013

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  • Conflicting symptom cluster for the awareness finding

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    The Results say acting with awareness approached significance for anhedonic depression, whereas the Discussion names general distress-depression instead. These are distinct symptom clusters in the paper.

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Desrosiers, A., Klemanski, D. H., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Desrosiers, Alethea
Venue
Behavior Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-09
Volume
44
Issue
3
Pages
373-384
ISSN
0005-7894 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2031874433
Cited by
176
References
80
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 2
FWCI
16.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Behavior Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32DA019426)
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 › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
mindfulness facets, anxiety, depression, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, non-reactivity, non-judgment, observation, description, acting with awareness, anhedonic depression, anxious arousal, general distress, treatment-seeking patients, mood disorders
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Awareness, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Report

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