State Mindful Attention Awareness as a Dyadic Protective Factor During COVID-19: a Daily Diary Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Accumulating evidence suggests that mindfulness, as a trait, can be a form of personal resilience to stress. However, mindfulness is considered a present-moment state which makes it important to focus on its state-level (vs. trait-level) effects. Modern theories of stress suggest that coping with stress often involves interpersonal processes, and it is therefore valuable to clarify mindfulness interpersonal (vs. intrapersonal) stress-buffering effects. The current study examined mindful attention awareness as a dyadic protective factor at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A convenience sample of 72 cohabiting romantic couples participated in a 21-day daily diary study. The background (pre-diary) questionnaire assessed their experience of COVID-related st

SUBMITTER: Perelman Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9651898 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature