The explanatory role of facets of dispositional mindfulness and negative beliefs about worry in anxiety symptoms

Sherwood, Ashra; Carydias, Ellen; Whelan, Cheyenne; Emerson, Dr Lisa-Marie

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The explanatory role of facets of dispositional mindfulness and negative beliefs about worry in anxiety symptoms

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Sherwood, Ashra, Carydias, Ellen, Whelan, Cheyenne, Emerson, Dr Lisa-Marie·2020·Personality and Individual Differences

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Wells' theory suggested that when applied correctly and in line with the metacognitive model, mindfulness may be useful in altering patients' negative beliefs about worry.
“The findings align with Wells’ theory which suggested that when applied correctly and in line with the metacognitive model, mindfulness may be useful in altering patients’ negative beliefs about worry [77].”
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The Introduction and §4.1 (Theoretical Implications; page unavailable) attribute to Wells the view that mindfulness can facilitate metacognitive regulation and reduce the influence of unhelpful cognitions. The paper also suggests mindfulness-related nonreactivity may mitigate negative beliefs about worry, but it does not say that correctly applied mindfulness alters those beliefs in patients. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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Authors: Sherwood, A., Carydias, E., Whelan, C., & Emerson, D. L.-M.
Affiliations: Griffith University (AU)
ORCID: Emerson, Dr Lisa-Marie
Venue: Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-07
Volume: 160
Pages: 109933
ISSN: 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.109933
OpenAlex: W3011853914
Cited by: 11
References: 41
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
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Language: en
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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: trait mindfulness, mindfulness facets, anxiety symptoms, non-judgment, non-reactivity, mediation, university students

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