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Mindfulness, acceptance, and emotion regulation: perspectives from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT)

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Lindsay, Emily K, Creswell, John David·2019·Current Opinion in Psychology

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Experiential acceptance-an orientation of receptivity and noninterference with present-moment experiences-is described as central to mindfulness interventions, yet little experimental work has tested acceptance as a mechanism for mindfulness intervention effects. Guided by Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT), this review situates acceptance as an emotion regulation mechanism and reviews self-report mindfulness literature showing that attention monitoring skills are only associated with beneficial mental and physical health outcomes when accompanied by acceptance skills. New experimental dismantling work shows that removing acceptance training from mindfulness interventions reduces their efficacy for improving stress, positive emotion, and social relationship outcomes. Overall, converging evidence demonstrates that acceptance is a critical emotion regulation mechanism of mindfulness interventions. This work advances basic research, has translational value, and offers opportunities for future research.

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Authors: Lindsay, E. K., & Creswell, J. D.
Affiliations: University of Pittsburgh (US)
Carnegie Mellon University (US)
Corresponding author: Lindsay, Emily K
ORCID: Lindsay, Emily K
Creswell, John David
Venue: Current Opinion in Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2019-08
Volume: 28
Pages: 120-125
ISSN: 2352-250X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.12.004
PMC: PMC6565510
OpenAlex: W2912349592
Semantic Scholar: 59bfb00e1c6bebc9fce0ba1d01462527ca627f0b
Cited by: 220
References: 65
Citations by year: 2026: 46 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 1
FWCI: 1.48
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Current Opinion in Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
MindRxiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
MindRxiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health (R01AT008685, F32AT009508, R21AT008493)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords: mindfulness, acceptance, emotion regulation, attention monitoring, mindfulness-based interventions, stress, positive emotions, interpersonal relationships
MeSH terms: Emotional Regulation, Humans, Psychological Theory, Mindfulness

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