Social Foundations of the Capacity for Mindfulness: An Attachment Perspective
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We are pleased to see Brown, Ryan, and Creswell's (this issue) excellent review of the research literature on mindfulness. Mindfulness is an important concept for bridging classical Buddhist writin...
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Attachment insecurity is associated with lower levels of mindfulness.
“Much research supports the association between attachment orientations and lower levels of mindfulness [61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68].”
In one sample of 70 primarily American adults on a meditation retreat, attachment anxiety and avoidance explained 42% of the variance in mindfulness.
“For example, in one sample (70 primarily American adults on a meditation retreat), attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance could explain 42% of the variance in mindfulness [67].”
Lower levels of dispositional mindfulness are associated with higher levels of thought suppression and attachment avoidance.
“This finding is in line with previous studies showing that lower levels of dispositional mindfulness are associated with higher levels of thought suppression (Feldman, Hayes, Kumar, Greeson, & Laurenceau, 2007) and attachment avoidance (Caldwell & Shaver, 2013, 2014; Shaver et al., 2007).”
From Exploring the link between maternal attachment-related anxiety and avoidance and mindful parenting: The mediating role of self-compassion. (2016) · cites this paper as Shaver et al., 2007
The direct association between attachment avoidance and mindful parenting may be explained by the consequences of using deactivating strategies of emotion regulation.
“This association may be explained by the consequences of using deactivating strategies of emotion regulation.”
From Exploring the link between maternal attachment-related anxiety and avoidance and mindful parenting: The mediating role of self-compassion. (2016) · cites this paper as Shaver & Mikulincer, 2007
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- Authors
- Shaver, P. R., Lavy, S., Saron, C. D., & Mikulincer, M.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- Venue
- Psychological Inquiry
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-10-19
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 264-271
- ISSN
- 1047-840X (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7965
- OpenAlex
- W2148305041
- Cited by
- 169
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 3.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Inquiry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- mindfulness, attachment theory, attachment styles, Buddhist psychology
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