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Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness 6/2014

01-12-2014 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Trait Mindfulness in Relation to Emotional Self-Regulation and Executive Function

Auteurs: Michael Lyvers, Chloe Makin, Evan Toms, Fred Arne Thorberg, Christina Samios

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 6/2014

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Abstract

The present study examined relationships of trait mindfulness to indices of mood, executive functions, and emotion regulation in 153 university students of both genders aged 18–30 years. Participants completed a questionnaire battery consisting of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), Negative Mood Regulation (NMR) scale, Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. As predicted, MAAS mindfulness scores were significantly positively related to NMR expectancies and negatively related to DASS Depression, Anxiety and Stress scores, all three FrSBe indices of prefrontal cortex dysfunction, BIS-11 impulsivity, and TAS-20 alexithymia. Findings are consistent with the notion that trait mindfulness reflects aspects of executive function and emotion regulation, processes dependent on the functional integrity of the prefrontal cortex. Such higher-order processes may underlie the widely reported associations between mindfulness and subjective well-being.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Trait Mindfulness in Relation to Emotional Self-Regulation and Executive Function
Auteurs
Michael Lyvers
Chloe Makin
Evan Toms
Fred Arne Thorberg
Christina Samios
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2014
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Mindfulness / Uitgave 6/2014
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-013-0213-y

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