Mindfulness interventions improve momentary and trait measures of attentional control: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Mindfulness interventions have been shown to improve several subcomponents of attention; however, the psychological mechanisms driving these improvements are unknown. Mindfulness interventions train individuals to monitor present moment experiences while adopting an attitude of acceptance toward these experiences. We conducted a theoretically driven randomized controlled trial to test the putative mechanisms of mindfulness training that drive improvements in attentional control. Participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: (a) monitor and accept (MA) training, a standard 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention that included cultivation of both monitoring and acceptance skills; (b) monitor only (MO) training, a well-matched modified 8-week MBSR-adapted int

SUBMITTER: Chin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245911 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature