European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
June 21, 2026
Jacques St Laurent, Jenny Limond, Anke Karl
Perceived post-traumatic growth (PTG) refers to self-reported positive change resulting from the struggle with a traumatic experience. There is evidence that mindfulness- and acceptance- based interventions (MABIs) can increase perceived PTG, but this has yet to be reviewed or assessed using meta-analysis. This study investigated the effectiveness of MABIs at increasing perceived PTG across the...
Mindfulness
April 1, 2022
Hans Kirschner, Willem Kuyken, Anke Karl
Abstract Objectives In order to address an important gap in understanding mechanisms of depressive relapse, we complemented self-report with psychophysiological measures to a specifically developed brief self-compassion exercise, to examine if mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces dispositional negative self-bias in individuals with recurrent depression. Methods Individuals’...
Frontiers in Psychology
January 18, 2022
Samantha Gerdes, Huw Williams, Anke Karl
Armed Forces personnel are exposed to traumatic experiences during their work; therefore, they are at risk of developing emotional difficulties such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), following traumatic experiences. Despite evidence to suggest that self-compassion is effective in reducing the symptoms of PTSD, and greater levels of self-compassion are associated with enhanced...
Assessment
June 19, 2017
Jenny Gu, Anke Karl, Ruth A. Baer et al.
Extending previous research, we applied latent profile analysis in a sample of adults with a history of recurrent depression to identify subgroups with distinct response profiles on the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and understand how these relate to psychological functioning. The sample was randomly divided into two subsamples to first examine the optimal number of latent profiles (test...
Psychological Assessment
April 14, 2016
Jenny Gu, Clara Strauss, Catherine Crane et al.
Research into the effectiveness and mechanisms of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) requires reliable and valid measures of mindfulness. The 39-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-39) is a measure of mindfulness commonly used to assess change before and after MBIs. However, the stability and invariance of the FFMQ factor structure have not yet been tested before and after an...