Article
Discomfort with emotion moderates distress reduction in a brief mindfulness intervention
International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy
(2013)
Abstract
The goal of this study was to investigate moderators of mindfulness training. The present study employed a brief form of mindfulness training with moderately distressed participants. Psychological distress was measured before and after a five-session mindfulness intervention. Two hypothesized moderators of treatment outcome, discomfort with emotion and mindfulness were measured before the intervention. Consistent with previous research, the brief mindfulness intervention was associated with reductions in psychological distress with a large pre-post effect size. Importantly, reductions in distress were significantly moderated by discomfort with emotion. Individuals reporting the most discomfort with emotion showed less reduction in distress after the mindfulness intervention. Results highlight the importance of investigating moderators of mindfulness intervention outcome.
Keywords
- emotion,
- mindfulness,
- moderators,
- psychological distress
Disciplines
Publication Date
2013
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0100962
Citation Information
Sarah Sass, H. Berenbaum and E. N. Abrams. "Discomfort with emotion moderates distress reduction in a brief mindfulness intervention" International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy Vol. 7 (2013) p. 24 - 27 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sarah-sass/10/