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Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness 9/2020

29-05-2020 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Trait Mindfulness Moderates Reactivity to Social Stress in an All-Male Sample

Auteurs: Jia Lin, Stijn A.A. Massar, Julian Lim

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 9/2020

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Abstract

Objectives

Mindful attitudes and practices may help individuals respond to stressors in a more positive way. By limiting reactivity to stress, mindfulness may buffer people against its ill effects. In this study, we examined whether individual differences in trait mindfulness predict psychological and physiological responses to a laboratory stress induction.

Methods

Trait mindfulness and stress reactivity were assessed using salivary cortisol and a subjective stress scale in a sample of young healthy males (N = 40) who underwent the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST).

Results

Higher trait mindfulness was associated with lower subjective stress (r = − 0.41, p = 0.009) and cortisol stress reactivity (r = − 0.38, p = 0.017). In particular, men who are more proficient in describing their emotions had lower perceived stress to the TSST (r = − 0.42, p < 0.01). Psychological stress and cortisol response were also correlated.

Conclusions

These findings replicate those in similar paradigms suggesting that mindfulness may protect individuals against the negative effects of stress. They also suggest that the relationship between mindfulness and stress reactivity is particular to male participants and may be modulated by affect labelling in this gender group.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Trait Mindfulness Moderates Reactivity to Social Stress in an All-Male Sample
Auteurs
Jia Lin
Stijn A.A. Massar
Julian Lim
Publicatiedatum
29-05-2020
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Mindfulness / Uitgave 9/2020
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01422-6

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