Facing the Dreaded: Does Mindfulness Facilitate Coping with Distressing Experiences? A Moderator Analysis

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Beitragende

Abstract

Increasing evidence shows that mindfulness is positively related to mental health; however, the nature of this relationship is not fully understood. The current study used structural equation modeling to investigate the hypothesis that mindfulness moderates the association between the occurrence of unavoidable distressing experiences (UDE) and mental health. Participants from a community sample (N = 376) completed the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Inventory of Approach and Avoidance Motivation, and the Incongruence Scale. Results indicated that mindfulness moderated the association between unavoidable distressing events and psychopathological symptoms/negative affect. Thus, mindfulness may contribute to enhance the ability to cope with UDE and thus mitigate the detrimental effects of these experiences on mental health.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)21-30
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftCognitive Behaviour Therapy
Jahrgang42
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - März 2013
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 22992187
ORCID /0000-0003-3731-9798/work/142249631

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • avoidance, distressing experiences, mental health, mindfulness, moderation

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