Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Specifically Improves Social Anhedonia among Adults with Chronic Stress
Corinne Carlton, Ligia Antezana, Katelyn Mallory Garcia et al. preprint
This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of mindfulness on anhedonic symptoms in a sample of adults reporting high levels of chronic stress. Meditation-naïve adults (N=68, Mage=32, 62% female) were randomized to either an 8-week MBSR intervention group (N=35), or to a waitlist control group (N=33). We hypothesized that changes in mindfulness would mediate the relationship between...