The association between dispositional mindfulness, psychological well‐being, and perceived health in a Swedish population‐based sample
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Objectives. There is increasing recognition of the links between mindfulness, decreased stress, and healthier psychological functioning. However, the majority of this research has been conducted in US samples and the mechanisms through which mindfulness decreases stress and increases well‐being are not well understood. The aim of this study was to examine the relations between mindfulness and psychological functioning in a general population sample in Sweden. Design. This cross‐sectional study examined the association of mindfulness and five subscales of mindfulness with depression, anxiety, positive states of mind (PSOM), and perceived health. Methods. In the spring of 2007, a random population‐based sample of N = 1,000 individuals aged 18–60 years in Sweden was contacted by mail with a request to participate in the study. Results. Mindfulness and some of its subscales, in particular Acting with awareness and Non‐reactivity to inner experiences , were strongly related to PSOM and perceived health, and inversely related to depression and anxiety. Tests of the moderating role of mindfulness showed that the associations of perceived stress with depression and perceived health were diminished for those with higher levels of mindfulness. Conclusions. Mindfulness is strongly related to well‐being and perceived health. Results suggest that dispositional mindfulness might buffer against the negative influence of perceived stress on psychological well‐being. These findings give additional support for the use of mindfulness training as a way of improving psychological functioning among people experiencing stress.
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The Describing, Acting-with-awareness, and Non-judging facets tend to show similar positive associations with psychological health.
“The Describing, Acting-with-awareness, and Non-judging facets are often similarly associated with better psychological health.”
From Mindfulness is associated with psychological health and moderates the impact of fibromyalgia (2019) · cites this paper as [6]
The Results section (page not provided) says acting with awareness and non-reactivity had the strongest associations with all measured outcomes, while non-judging was associated only with anxiety and describing with positive states of mind. The Discussion likewise says the facets differed in their associations, contrary to the claim that the three named facets were similarly associated with better psychological health. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn clinical and community groups, including chronic pain patients, greater mindfulness is linked to better physical and psychological outcomes.
“Higher levels of mindfulness are associated with better physical and psychological outcomes in clinical and community populations, including in patients with chronic pain,4–10”
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The paper’s Abstract Conclusions and Discussion link greater dispositional mindfulness with well-being and perceived health in a Swedish population-based sample. The Discussion also summarizes benefits of mindfulness interventions for people with physical diseases, but that is different from an association between higher mindfulness and better outcomes in clinical groups. Our copy does not establish the claim specifically for chronic pain patients (searched: “chronic pain”). No page numbers were available in the indexed passages. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe five facets of mindfulness have different relationships with health outcomes.
“These facets of mindfulness differ in their associations with health outcomes.4–10,13–17”
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There is some support for associations with mental health and well-being for the describe and non-reactivity facets of mindfulness.
“Note that there is also some support for associations with mental health and well-being for the describe (Pleman et al., 2019) and non-reactivity (Branstrom et al., 2011) facets of mindfulness.”
From Facets of Mindfulness Mediate the Relationship Between Attachment Orientation and Emotion Regulation in University Students (2024) · cites this paper as Branstrom et al., 2011
Mindfulness as assessed by the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire act with awareness and non-reactivity scales moderates the association of perceived stress with depression symptoms and perceived physical health in a large adult sample.
“Bränström, Duncan, and Moskowitz (2011) found that mindfulness (assessed with FFMQ act with awareness and non-reactivity scales) moderated the association of perceived stress with depression symptoms and perceived physical health in a large adult sample.”
From Dispositional Mindfulness Uncouples Physiological and Emotional Reactivity to a Laboratory Stressor and Emotional Reactivity to Executive Functioning Lapses in Daily Life (2016) · cites this paper as Bränström, Duncan, and Moskowitz (2011)
Using repeated-measures daily diary methodology helps address limitations of prior cross-sectional studies on mindfulness as a buffer against emotional reactivity to life events.
“The use of repeated-measures daily diary methodology also helps to address the limitations of prior cross-sectional studies examining mindfulness as a buffer against emotional reactivity to life events assessed with self-report measures of concurrent hassles (Marks et al., 2010), perceived stress (Bränström et al., 2011), and retrospectively-reported childhood adversity (Whitaker et al., 2014).”
From Dispositional Mindfulness Uncouples Physiological and Emotional Reactivity to a Laboratory Stressor and Emotional Reactivity to Executive Functioning Lapses in Daily Life (2016) · cites this paper as Bränström et al., 2011
The current findings agree with two earlier studies in which the Act with Awareness facet moderated the link between stress and distress when stress was measured with a single summary score of daily hassles or of perceived stress.
“these results are consistent with two prior studies that found that measures tapping the Act with Awareness facet of mindfulness moderated the stressor-distress association in studies using a single summary score of daily hassles (Marks et al., 2010) and perceived stress (Bränström et al., 2011).”
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Dispositional mindfulness buffers against the negative influence of perceived stress on psychological health.
“Studies suggest that DM buffers against the negative influence of perceived stress on psychological health (Adams et al. 2015; Bergin and Pakenham 2016; Bränström et al. 2011; Cole et al. 2014; Daubenmier et al. 2014).”
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- Authors
- Bränström, R., Duncan, L. G., & Moskowitz, J. T.
- Affiliations
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bränström, Richard
- Venue
- British Journal of Health Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-03-08
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 300-316
- ISSN
- 1359-107X (ISSN-L)
- 2044-8287
- PMC
- PMC3762484
- OpenAlex
- W1855721324
- Cited by
- 266
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 5.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- British Journal of Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (L60 MD003696)
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (K01AT005270)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
- Keywords
- trait mindfulness, psychological well-being, health perception, perceived stress, depression, anxiety, acting with awareness, mindfulness training
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Attitude to Health, Awareness, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Sweden, Young Adult
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