Mediators of the Relationship Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Psychological Well-Being in Female College Students

MacDonald, Helen Z.; Baxter, Elizabeth E.

doi:10.1007/s12671-016-0611-z

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“…Findings highlighted the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal between mindfulness and psychological health. The findings are consistent with previous research [ 3 , 5 , 42 ], in that emotion regulation was closely connected to life satisfaction and depressive symptoms. Differential effects were also found, with interdependent self-construal as a moderator.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Mindful individuals are prone to accepting their experiences, thoughts, and emotions non-reactively and non-judgmentally. To understand why and how mindfulness is related to psychological health, researchers argue that emotion regulation is a crucial process [ 3 , 5 , 6 ]. As correlates of mindfulness, people’s non-judgmental awareness and attentiveness of their experiences facilitate adaptive emotion regulation [ 7 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Testing Interdependent Self-Construal as a Moderator between Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Health among Emerging Adults

Chen

Cheung

2021

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This study examines the moderating role of interdependent self-construal between mindfulness, emotion regulation, and psychological health, with emotion regulation as a mediator. A total of 187 Chinese emerging adults completed self-reported measures, including mindfulness, cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and interdependent self-construal. Our findings indicate moderation effects of interdependent self-construal between (i) mindfulness and cognitive reappraisal, (ii) cognitive reappraisal and life satisfaction, (iii) expressive suppression and life satisfaction, and (iv) expressive suppression and depressive symptoms. Based on bootstrapping and path analyses, cognitive reappraisal mediated the relation between mindfulness and psychological health, including depressive symptoms and life satisfaction, regardless of the level of interdependent self-construal. In addition, mindfulness was not related to expressive suppression, regardless of the level of interdependent self-construal. Based on these findings, researchers and practitioners should pay attention to the differential associations between mindfulness, emotion regulation strategies, and psychological outcomes as a function of interdependent self-construal during emerging adulthood.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Testing Interdependent Self-Construal as a Moderator between Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Health among Emerging Adults

Chen

Cheung

2021

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“…Mindfulness has also been related to decreasing stress, depression, anxiety, and rumination (Li, Yuan, & Zhang, 2016;Remmers, Topolinski, & Koole, 2016), along with increased observing and non-judging, where the individual's attention is heightened to observe their present moment without judging their experience (Labelle, Campbell, Faris, & Carlson, 2015). Additionally, college students who participated in a mindfulness meditation program reported enhanced self-control and vitality, along with better regulation of emotions and suppression of thoughts (Canby, Cameron, Calhoun, & Buchanan, 2015;MacDonald & Baxter, 2016).…”

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Using a Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing Approach to Deliver a Team-Based Mindfulness Meditation Program to Enhance Cohesion

Piasecki

Loughead

Paradis

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The Sport Psychologist

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In an effort to increase perceptions of cohesion among intercollegiate soccer players, a team-based mindfulness meditation program was undertaken. This team-building program was delivered by using a personal-disclosure mutual-sharing approach. A total of 31 female intercollegiate soccer players from two teams participated. Assigned to the intervention condition was a Canadian intercollegiate team (U Sports), while the control condition was an American intercollegiate team (NCAA, Division II). The participants completed a measure of cohesion (Group Environment Questionnaire) pre- and postintervention. Controlling for the preintervention scores, the 8-week team-based mindfulness meditation program resulted in significantly higher perceptions of social cohesion for the intervention group compared with the control group at postintervention. However, there were no significant differences in task cohesion between the intervention and control groups at postintervention. Using personal disclosure, mutual sharing seems a viable approach by which to deliver a team-based mindfulness meditation program to enhance a team’s social cohesion.

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“…These opposing findings suggest the need for further research investigating these relationships. Although the beneficial impact of mindfulness has been well-established and the literature has identified links between specific facets of mindfulness and better mental health, limited existing research has examined the mechanisms by which particular dimensions of mindfulness may exert these beneficial effects on psychological functioning (e.g., Bajaj et al., 2016; MacDonald & Baxter, 2017; MacDonald & Price, 2017; Pepping, Duvenage, Cronin, & Lyons, 2016; Royuela-Colomer & Calvete, 2016). Furthermore, the examination of how specific mindfulness facets may protect against anxiety symptoms, in particular, is especially lacking.…”

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The Role of Attentional Control in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Anxiety

MacDonald

Olsen

2019

Psychol Rep

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Mindfulness has been robustly associated with psychological health, predicting greater well-being, and lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress across samples. Attentional control is the ability to voluntarily shift, focus, and train one’s attention and has also been linked with better psychological functioning. Less well-understood, however, are which domains of mindfulness may be associated with particular aspects of mental health, including anxiety, and whether attentional control may help to explain the relationship between specific facets of mindfulness and anxiety. This study examined self-reported shifting and focusing attentional control as mediators of the relationships between five domains of dispositional mindfulness (i.e., observing, describing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, and nonreacting) and symptoms of anxiety. Two hundred and eighty-six college students completed self-report questionnaires measuring dispositional mindfulness, attentional control, and symptoms of anxiety. Using mediation analyses, findings revealed an indirect effect of two facets of mindfulness on anxiety through focusing attentional control after controlling for shifting attentional control. These findings suggest that specific mindfulness skills are related to better attentional control skills, and that focusing attentional control may then protect against anxiety symptoms in college students. These results have critical implications for college students, who are experiencing anxiety and stress at increasing levels.

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Mediators of the Relationship Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Psychological Well-Being in Female College Students

Cited by 46 publications

References 43 publications

Testing Interdependent Self-Construal as a Moderator between Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Health among Emerging Adults

Testing Interdependent Self-Construal as a Moderator between Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Health among Emerging Adults

Using a Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing Approach to Deliver a Team-Based Mindfulness Meditation Program to Enhance Cohesion

The Role of Attentional Control in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Anxiety

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