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01-03-2011 | Original Paper

Self-Reported Mindfulness Mediates the Relation Between Meditation Experience and Psychological Well-Being

Auteurs: Torbjörn Josefsson, Pernilla Larsman, Anders G. Broberg, Lars-Gunnar Lundh

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 1/2011

Abstract

A well established notion in Buddhist literature is that meditation practice improves the ability to be mindful in daily life which in turn promotes psychological well-being. In order to test this hypothesis the relations between meditation experience, five mindfulness facets and psychological well-being were studied in a sample consisting of Buddhist meditators, Western mindfulness meditators and non-meditators. The meditators scored higher than non-meditators on all mindfulness facets except Describe, but when age and gender were controlled for there were significant differences only on Non-React and Observe. Multiple and simple mediation were tested in a path model framework. Length of meditation experience was related to Non-React and Observe, and there was a similar trend also for Non-Judge, suggesting that these mindfulness facets are the ones most strongly associated with mindfulness meditation practice. The multiple mediation analysis showed an indirect effect of meditation experience on psychological wellbeing via the five mindfulness facets. Simple mediation analyses indicated that Non-React was the primary mediator. These results support the notion that length of meditation experience is related to higher levels of mindfulness, which in turn is associated with improved well-being.

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Titel: Self-Reported Mindfulness Mediates the Relation Between Meditation Experience and Psychological Well-Being
Auteurs: Torbjörn Josefsson
Pernilla Larsman
Anders G. Broberg
Lars-Gunnar Lundh
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-011-0042-9

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