Mindfulness Beyond the Individual: Spillover and Crossover Effects in Working Couples

Montes-Maroto, Gerardo; Rodríguez‐Muñoz, Alfredo; Antino, Mirko; Gil, Francisco

doi:10.1007/s12671-017-0868-x

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“…In a couple study, dispositional mindfulness of lung cancer patients and their partners was correlated with the outcomes of communication about their own needs . Individual mindfulness was associated with their partners' inner psychological well‐being . More dyadic studies are required to identify the moderating roles of partners' dispositional mindfulness on the relationship between caregivers' stress and depressive symptoms.…”

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Dispositional mindfulness, self‐compassion, and compassion from others as moderators between stress and depression in caregivers of patients with lung cancer

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Chen

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Psycho-Oncology

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Objective The present study aimed to identify the most important protective factors predicting caregivers' depressive symptoms among factors of caregivers' dispositional mindfulness, self‐compassion, compassion from others, and patients' dispositional mindfulness and their moderator effects on the relationship between caregiving stress and depressive symptoms. Methods A total of 72 lung cancer outpatients and their family caregivers participated in this study. Family caregivers completed the Kingston Caregiver Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory‐II (BDI‐II), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Self‐Compassion Scale, and Compassion from Others Scale. Patients completed the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ‐C30), BDI‐II, and FFMQ. Results After controlling for patients' factors (treatment status, symptom distress, and depressive symptoms) and caregivers' health status, caregivers' stress and dispositional mindfulness, the domain of mindful awareness, and self‐compassionate action were significantly associated with their depressive symptoms. Further analysis indicated that mindful awareness or self‐compassionate action could buffer the effect of caregiving stress on depressive symptoms. When the two moderators, mindful awareness and self‐compassionate action, were tested simultaneously, only self‐compassionate action remained as a significant moderating effect. Conclusions Caregivers' mindful awareness and self‐compassionate action were protective factors, which mitigate the impact of caregiving stress on their depressive symptoms. Therefore, the future supportive program aims at training the competencies of self‐compassionate action with mindful awareness, which may enhance caregivers' coping resources.

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Dispositional mindfulness, self‐compassion, and compassion from others as moderators between stress and depression in caregivers of patients with lung cancer

Hsieh

Chen

et al. 2019

Psycho-Oncology

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“…In the context of relationship conflict, studies found that trait mindfulness was related to better identification and communication of emotions, better conflict resolution and increased forgiveness, and lower distress levels after conflict (Barnes et al 2007;Hertz et al 2015;Karremans et al 2019;Wachs and Cordova 2007). A recent dyadic diary study revealed that participants who experienced more state mindfulness during work time reported more happiness, which was in turn positively related to spouses' relationship satisfaction and negatively to spouse-reported work-family conflict (Montes-Maroto et al 2017). Findings from another dyadic study suggested that partners with higher levels of trait mindfulness were perceived by their partners to be more responsive and were themselves better at recognizing their partner's responsive behavior (Adair et al 2017a).…”

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Effects of a Short Online Mindfulness Intervention on Relationship Satisfaction and Partner Acceptance: the Moderating Role of Trait Mindfulness

2019

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Objectives Recently, researchers have started to investigate the potential interpersonal effects of mindfulness in the context of romantic relationships. However, most of these studies have focused on trait mindfulness and its association with relationship outcome measures. We employed a randomized, controlled design to investigate the effects of mindfulness practice on relationship quality. We also explored the role of partner acceptance as a possible mechanism of change and investigated whether baseline levels of trait mindfulness would moderate intervention effects. Methods One hundred and thirteen participants in a romantic relationship (89% women; M age = 27.27 years, SD = 8.31 years) living in the Netherlands participated in either a low-dose, online mindfulness-based intervention or a psycho-education control intervention for 12 days. Results Results indicated that general relationship satisfaction and partner acceptance increased for both conditions (F satisfaction (1,93) = 5.94, η 2 partial = 0.06, p = 0.017; F acceptance (1,93) = 4.63, η 2 partial = 0.05, p = 0.034). Among participants with relatively low baseline levels of trait mindfulness, relationship satisfaction improved more so in the mindfulness than that in the control condition (trait mindfulness × condition: B = 0.34, SE = 0.15, β = 0.40, p = 0.024). Conclusions Short, online, self-administered mindfulness-based interventions may positively impact romantic relationship quality and might be particularly effective for participants with low levels of trait mindfulness. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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“…This study found that increases in mindfulness amongst program enrollees were associated with increased relationship satisfaction among non‐enrolled partners. The association between mindfulness and partner relationship satisfaction may be mediated by a number of variables, including changes in emotional transmission between relationship partners (Montes‐Maroto, Rodríguez‐Muñoz, Antino, & Gil, ; Thompson & Bolger, ), a greater capacity to respond constructively to relationship stress (Barnes, Brown, Krusemark, Campbell, & Rogge, ), heightened acceptance of partner imperfection (Kappen et al., ), or increased perceived responsiveness of a partner (Adair et al., ). A number of other plausible mechanisms for the relation between mindfulness and relationship satisfaction have also recently been proposed (Karremans & Kappen, ; Karremans, Schellekens, & Kappen, ).…”

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Mindfulness meditation is associated with decreases in partner negative affect in daily life

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Euro J Social Psych

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Mindfulness Beyond the Individual: Spillover and Crossover Effects in Working Couples

Cited by 24 publications

References 50 publications

Dispositional mindfulness, self‐compassion, and compassion from others as moderators between stress and depression in caregivers of patients with lung cancer

Dispositional mindfulness, self‐compassion, and compassion from others as moderators between stress and depression in caregivers of patients with lung cancer

Effects of a Short Online Mindfulness Intervention on Relationship Satisfaction and Partner Acceptance: the Moderating Role of Trait Mindfulness

Mindfulness meditation is associated with decreases in partner negative affect in daily life

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