Mindfulness
January 20, 2022
Laura Jiménez-Gómez, J. R. Yela, Antonio L Crego et al.
This study compares the effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) programs in improving mindfulness and self-compassion skills among clinical and health psychology trainees, and analyzes their effects on anxiety and depression. A total of 88 participants were allocated to three conditions: MBSR training (n = 26), MSC training (n = 34), and...
Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice
December 13, 2021
J. R. Yela, Antonio L Crego, Jose Buz et al.
OBJECTIVE The mindfulness and self-compassion (MSC) protocol has shown efficacy in reducing mental illness symptoms and increasing well-being. However, little is known on how the positive outcomes are produced. This study explores how reductions in experiential avoidance following MSC training may explain changes in the participants' levels of anxiety, depression, and well-being. METHODS The...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
January 21, 2021
Antonio L Crego, J. R. Yela, M. Gómez-Martínez et al.
Mindfulness is connected to positive outcomes related to mental health and well-being. However, the psychological mechanisms that account for these relationships are largely unknown. A multiple-step multiple mediator structural equation modeling (SEM) model was tested with mindfulness as the independent variable; purpose in life and behavioral activation as serial mediators; and happiness,...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
January 24, 2020
J. R. Yela, Antonio L Crego, M. Gómez-Martínez et al.
OBJECTIVE Despite consistent evidence for the beneficial effects of meditation on mental health, little is known about the mechanisms that make mindfulness meditation effective. METHOD The levels of mental health, self-compassion, presence of meaning in life, and experiential avoidance of meditators (n = 414) and nonmeditators (n = 414) were measured and compared. Bootstrap-based structural...