Self-expansion as a mediator of relationship improvements in a mindfulness intervention.
J Marital Fam Ther
; 33(4): 517-28, 2007 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-17935533
ABSTRACT
In a recent randomized controlled trial, couples participating in a mindfulness-based relationship enhancement program demonstrated significant improvements in relationship satisfaction and relationship distress (Carson, Carson, Gil, & Baucom, 2004). Here we report on a multiple mediation analysis of these couples' improvements. Potential mediators included measures of couples' engagement in exciting self-expanding activities, couples' ability to accept one another's difficult characteristics, and individual partners' ability to relax. Results indicate that to a large extent, the mindfulness-related relationship improvements can be attributed to partners' sense that they were participating in exciting self-expanding activities together during the course of the intervention. The implications of these findings for future mindfulness research are discussed.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Casamento
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Cônjuges
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Estado de Consciência
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Relações Interpessoais
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Terapia Conjugal
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Marital Fam Ther
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos