Psychological mechanisms driving stress resilience in mindfulness training: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mindfulness interventions have been shown to reduce stress; however, the mechanisms driving stress resilience effects are not known. Mindfulness interventions aim to teach individuals how to: (a) use attention to monitor present moment experiences; with (b) an attitude of acceptance and equanimity. A randomized controlled dismantling trial (RCT) was conducted to test the prediction that the removal of acceptance skills training would eliminate stress-reduction benefits of a mindfulness intervention.

Method

This preregistered RCT randomly assigned stressed community adults to 1 of 3 conditions: (a) Monitor and Accept (MA) mindfulness training, a standard 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention that provided explicit instruction in developing bo

SUBMITTER: Chin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6681655 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature