Perception in Romantic Relationships: a Latent Profile Analysis of Trait Mindfulness in Relation to Attachment and Attributions

Kimmes, Jonathan G.; Durtschi, Jared A.; Fincham, Frank D.

doi:10.1007/s12671-017-0708-z

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“…Specifically, recent work shows that, when unaccompanied by self-reported acceptance skills, the self-reported tendency to monitor one's present moment experiences has been linked with outcomes reflecting emotion dysregulation, including affective symptoms (e.g., higher depressive, anxiety, and other clinical symptoms (22)(23)(24)(25)), poor social relationship functioning (26), and poor health behaviors and outcomes (e.g., (27,28)). In contrast, in these same studies, people who report high levels of both monitoring and acceptance skills show evidence of successful emotion regulation, including lower negative affectivity, adaptive social relationship functioning, and salutary health behaviors and outcomes.…”

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Mindfulness, acceptance, and emotion regulation: perspectives from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT)

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Creswell

2019

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Highlights • Experiential acceptance is described as a central feature of mindfulness interventions. • Based on theory and correlational research, MAT posits that acceptance is a key emotion regulation mechanism. • Dismantling trials show that acceptance is a key ingredient of mindfulness interventions. • Emphasizing acceptance skills may maximize the efficacy of mindfulness interventions.

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Mindfulness, acceptance, and emotion regulation: perspectives from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT)

Lindsay

Creswell

2019

Current Opinion in Psychology

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“…The model proposed by Karremans et al (2017) also indicates that mindfulness promotes emotional regulation and control over cognitions and behaviors, thereby impacting a number of factors related to negative relationship quality, such as relationship stress, behaviors during conflict, and perceptions of partner transgressions. Extant research provides evidence that mindfulness is associated with less relationship stress (Carson, Carson, Gil, & Baucom, 2004), and more constructive communication in the context of couple conflict (Barnes et al, 2007), and more benign attributions for and forgiveness of partner transgressions (Johns, Allen, & Gordon, 2015;Kimmes, Durtschi, & Fincham, 2017).…”

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Mindfulness in the Context of Romantic Relationships: Initial Development and Validation of the Relationship Mindfulness Measure

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J Marital Family Therapy

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Trait mindfulness and mindfulness in the context of romantic relationships may not be completely overlapping constructs. This study adapted an existing measure of trait mindfulness to assess the tendency to be mindful in romantic relationships, the Relationship Mindfulness Measure (RMM). Using data from 185 young adults, the results supported the RMM's internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent and predictive validity. The RMM accounted for a significant portion of variance in positive relationship quality, negative relationship quality, and anxious and avoidant attachment, even after controlling for trait mindfulness. Based on these findings, assessing relationship mindfulness may improve research exploring the role of mindfulness in romantic relations and therefore facilitate the development and refinement of mindfulness training programs for couples.

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“…In addition to improvements between parents and their child (Singh et al 2010), and therapists and their patients (Grepmair et al 2007;Ryan et al 2012), an increasing amount of studies have investigated whether mindfulness may promote the functioning and well-being of romantic relationships (Karremans et al 2017). Most of these studies conducted so far, however, have focused on levels of trait mindfulness and their association with a variety of relationship outcome measures (see for example Adair et al 2017a;Dixon and Overall 2016;Kappen et al 2018;Kimmes et al 2017;Mcgill et al 2016;Teper and Inzlicht 2013;Wachs and Cordova 2007).…”

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“…Indeed, mindfulness has been related to a number of outcomes and processes that promote romantic relationship functioning (Karremans et al 2017). For example, trait mindfulness has generally been linked to secure attachment (Caldwell and Shaver 2013;Goodall et al 2012;Kimmes et al 2017). Also, studies have shown that trait mindfulness buffered the negative impact of insecure attachment on relationship anxiety, destructive behaviors, and even the risk of breaking up (Dixon and Overall 2016;Iida and Shapiro 2017;Saavedra et al 2010).…”

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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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Perception in Romantic Relationships: a Latent Profile Analysis of Trait Mindfulness in Relation to Attachment and Attributions

Cited by 51 publications

References 46 publications

Mindfulness, acceptance, and emotion regulation: perspectives from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT)

Mindfulness, acceptance, and emotion regulation: perspectives from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT)

Mindfulness in the Context of Romantic Relationships: Initial Development and Validation of the Relationship Mindfulness Measure

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

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