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01-10-2014 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Affective Reactivity Mediates an Inverse Relation Between Mindfulness and Anxiety

Auteurs: Brian D. Ostafin, Jessica J. Brooks, Magali Laitem

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 5/2014

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Abstract

Little is known about the mechanisms through which mindfulness is related to psychological symptoms such as anxiety. One potential mechanism consists of individual differences in emotion-responding variables such as reactivity to aversive stimuli. The current research was designed to examine whether affective reactivity may act as a mechanism of mindfulness. Across two studies, an inverse relation between trait mindfulness (specifically, the Nonjudging of Inner Experience and Acting with Awareness factors of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire) and chronic anxiety was partially mediated by affective reactivity, assessed with direct (self-report in study 1) and indirect (lexical decision task in study 2) measures. These results contribute to the understanding of the psychological mechanisms through which mindfulness works.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Affective Reactivity Mediates an Inverse Relation Between Mindfulness and Anxiety
Auteurs
Brian D. Ostafin
Jessica J. Brooks
Magali Laitem
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2014
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Mindfulness / Uitgave 5/2014
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-013-0206-x

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