Mindfulness, self-stigma and social functioning in first episode psychosis: A brief report
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This study aimed to test the hypothesis that people with first-episode psychosis who are more mindful will have lower self-stigma, and hence better social functioning. Thirty-four participants experiencing first-episode psychosis completed self-report questionnaires, in a cross-sectional design. Consistent with the hypothesis, higher levels of mindfulness predicted lower self-stigma and better social functioning, and self-stigma statistically mediated the mindfulness → social functioning relationship. However, contrary to expectations, when symptom severity was included as a covariate, evidence of mediation was lost. Limitations and implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Authors
- Mersh, L., Jones, F., & Oliver, J.
- Affiliations
- Canterbury Christ Church University (GB)
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Mersh, Lucy
- ORCID
- Jones, Fergal
- Venue
- Psychosis
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-04-27
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 261-264
- ISSN
- 1752-2439 (ISSN-L)
- 1752-2447
- OpenAlex
- W2129627688
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychosis (publishedVersion)
- Create (Canterbury Christ Church University) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- mindfulness, self-stigma, social functioning, first-episode psychosis, mediation, symptom severity
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