A systematic review and meta-analysis of mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions for affect intolerance/sensitivity.

ABSTRACT: Affect intolerance/sensitivity, defined as one's sensitivity to, or inability to tolerate, affective states, is a transdiagnostic process implicated in the development and maintenance of numerous forms of psychopathology. Mindfulness and acceptance interventions are posited to improve affect intolerance/sensitivity; however, there has been no quantitative synthesis of this research to date. Seven electronic databases were searched up until November 2018. Hedges' g values, 95% confidence intervals, p-values, and Q-values were calculated for a series of random-effects models. Twenty-five studies (pooled N = 1778) met eligibility criteria and were included in the qualitative synthesis (n = 22 included in the meta-analysis). There was a small, significant effect of mindfulness and acceptance i

SUBMITTER: Kraemer KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943058 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature