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Is learning mindfulness associated with improved affect after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy?
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The increased popularity of mindfulness-based interventions and the growing body of empirical evidence confirming the positive effects of these interventions on well-being warrant more research to determine if the effects are indeed related to learning mindfulness. The present study extends previous studies, by examining whether and how changes in five core aspects of mindfulness are related to changes in the report of negative and positive affect during an 8-week course of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. The study was performed in 64 individuals from the community with mild to moderate psychological problems. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires before and directly after the training. Results showed significant decreases in negative affect and increases in positive affect. We also found significant increases in four of the five aspects of mindfulness. Importantly, changes in mindfulness were significantly associated with improved affect, with a distinct pattern found for positive and negative affect. Hereby, our findings extend previous research by showing that learning distinct aspects of mindfulness is differently related to an improved positive affect and a decreased negative affect. Future randomized controlled trials with a larger sample and longer follow-up period are needed to replicate these findings.
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“Mindfulness training differs from most psychotherapy in that it is sought not only for relief of suffering, but also for greater well-being and quality of life (Carmody and Baer, 2008; NCCAM, 2009; Schroevers and Brandsma, 2010), constructs that are related but functionally distinct (Ryff et al., 2006).”
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“while decreases in negative affect may be due to the development of a more accepting, open, and curious attitude to unpleasant experiences”
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“increased attention regulation – awareness of and attention to daily experiences – are related to increased positive affect”
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“Similarly, there is evidence that mindfulness-based interventions can increase measures of acceptance (Schroevers & Brandsma, 2010).”
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“Further, following an 8-week MBCT training, increases in the tendency to monitor (Observe) predicted increases in positive affect (although it's possible that monitoring was correlated with acceptance among these mindfulnesstrained participants; Schroevers & Brandsma, 2010).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schroevers, M. J., & Brandsma, R.
- Affiliations
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Schroevers, Maya J.
- ORCID
- Schroevers, Maya J.
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-02
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 95-107
- ISSN
- 0007-1269 (ISSN-L)
- 2044-8295
- OpenAlex
- W2157251142
- Cited by
- 146
- References
- 33
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- FWCI
- 6.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- research.rug.nl
- Licence
- Locations
- British Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- mindfulness, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, positive affect, negative affect, mindfulness training, psychological well-being
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Affect, Analysis of Variance, Attention, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Health Behavior, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Chi-Square Distribution, Treatment Outcome, Meditation, Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical
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