Exploring within and between associations of momentary mindfulness and emotion regulation and the moderating effects of mental health among adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Greater mindfulness is thought to give rise to more positive psychological health through more adaptive emotion regulation. While there is extensive evidence linking higher average mindfulness to lower average emotion regulation difficulties, less is known about the momentary-level patterns that occur within individuals. Additionally, it is unclear if the relationship between mindfulness and emotion regulation changes as a function of adolescents' mental health status. This study sought to fill these gaps by investigating the between- and within-person concurrent (same moment) and prospective (next moment) effects of mindfulness on emotion regulation among adolescents exposed to chronic stressors. This study also explored the moderating effects of mental health symptoms. Seventy-nine parti

SUBMITTER: Miller-Chagnon RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12757435 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature