The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Impulsivity: The Role of Meditation
Mindfulness May 1, 2024 Rotem Leshem, Or Catz, Ayelet Nave
Trait mindfulness is negatively correlated with dysfunctional impulsivity and positively correlated with functional impulsivity. Meditation experience predicts trait mindfulness but has only a limited moderating effect on the relationship between impulsivity and mindfulness. The findings highlight that impulsivity is not a single construct and that individual differences shape how impulsivity and mindfulness relate.