A Mindfulness-Based Intervention: Differential Effects on Affective and Processual Evolution.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being
; 10(3): 368-390, 2018 11.
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| ID: mdl-30188013
OBJECTIVES: A 20-minutes-a-day, self-help, mindfulness-based intervention was conducted for 6 weeks with a French community sample. First, the intervention effects on affective and functioning variables were evaluated. Then, a differential approach was used to examine improvement potentiality and the perceived benefits of mindfulness according to the participants' baseline mindfulness competencies. METHOD: Participants were non-randomly assigned to a control group on the waiting list (n = 44) or a mindfulness group (n = 47). Self-report measures assessed anxiety, depression, psychological distress, mindfulness, negative self-oriented cognition, and experiential avoidance. RESULTS: Improvements in the variables were observed for the mindfulness group but not for the control group, with effect sizes ranging between .53 and .88. Low baseline levels of mindfulness predicted greater improvement in mindfulness (r = -0.55, p < .001) than high baseline levels. CONCLUSIONS: Mindfulness practice elicited several positive outcomes regarding affective variables, highlighting emotional functioning changes.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Stress, Psychological
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Depression
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Mindfulness
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Appl Psychol Health Well Being
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France