Does practice quality mediate the relationship between practice time and outcome in mindfulness-based stress reduction?

Goldberg, Simon B.; Knoeppel, Cara; Davidson, Richard J.; Flook, Lisa

doi:10.1037/cou0000369

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Does practice quality mediate the relationship between practice time and outcome in mindfulness-based stress reduction?

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Goldberg, Simon B., Knoeppel, Cara, Davidson, Richard J., Flook, Lisa·2020·Journal of Counseling Psychology

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= .879). In multilevel mediation models, improved practice quality mediated the link between practice time and changes in self-report mindfulness, suggesting improved practice quality functions as a mechanism linking practice time and outcome in MBSR. Future research evaluating practice quality in clinical samples, in tandem with intensive sampling paradigms (e.g., experience sampling) and objective (behavioral, physiological) outcomes may be warranted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

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Authors: Goldberg, S. B., Knoeppel, C., Davidson, R. J., & Flook, L.
Affiliations: University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
ORCID: Goldberg, Simon B.
Knoeppel, Cara
Davidson, Richard J.
Flook, Lisa
Venue: Journal of Counseling Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2020-01
Volume: 67
Issue: 1
Pages: 115-122
ISSN: 0022-0167 (ISSN-L)
1939-2168
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000369
PMC: PMC6937382
OpenAlex: W2964052381
Cited by: 73
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 6
FWCI: 8.18
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
doi.org
Licence: other-oa
www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/open-access.aspx (am, 205 d)
Locations: Journal of Counseling Psychology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
MindRxiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
MindRxiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Funders: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (P01AT004952)
Mind and Life Institute
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords: mindfulness-based stress reduction, quality of practice, practice time, mediation, multilevel mediation, mindfulness-based interventions
MeSH terms: Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Reproducibility of Results, Treatment Outcome, Negotiating, Mindfulness

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