Trauma- and Stressor-Related History and Symptoms Predict Distress Experienced during a Brief Mindfulness Meditation Sitting: Moving toward Trauma-Informed Care in Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- 15-06-2019
- ORIGINAL PAPER
Gepubliceerd in:
- Auteurs
- Jenney Zhu
- Christine Wekerle
- Ruth Lanius
- Paul Frewen
- Gepubliceerd in
- Mindfulness | Uitgave 10/2019
Abstract
Objectives
The present study evaluated focused attention, affective response, and other subjective experiences during a mindfulness meditation exercise, relative to participant exposure to lifetime trauma, life stress experienced in the past year, and trauma-related symptoms experienced over the past month.
Methods
Participants were recruited from a university introductory psychology course (n = 151). Meditation Breath Attention Scores (MBAS) were used to assess focused attention during a brief mindfulness meditation, and self-report questionnaires assessing subjective responses to the meditation were administered afterward. All participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing trauma exposure, life stress, and trauma-related symptoms prior to the meditation.
Results
Participant history of stressful and traumatic life events and trauma- and stressor-related symptoms that were assessed prior to the meditation were found to be predictive of distress experienced during the meditation.
Conclusions
We conclude that mindfulness meditation-based therapy for persons with trauma-related mental health problems should be trauma-informed. Limitations of the study and future research directions are discussed.
- Titel
- Trauma- and Stressor-Related History and Symptoms Predict Distress Experienced during a Brief Mindfulness Meditation Sitting: Moving toward Trauma-Informed Care in Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Auteurs
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Jenney Zhu
Christine Wekerle
Ruth Lanius
Paul Frewen
- Publicatiedatum
- 15-06-2019
- Uitgeverij
- Springer US
- Gepubliceerd in
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Mindfulness / Uitgave 10/2019
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01173-z
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