The “What” and the “How” of Dispositional Mindfulness
Assessment May 14, 2012 Tory A. Eisenlohr‐Moul, Erin C. Walsh, Richard Charnigo et al. 139 citations
The relationship between present-moment observation and substance use depends on a person's tendency to be nonreactive. Among 296 undergraduates, higher observation scores were linked to less substance use when nonreactivity was high, but to more substance use when nonreactivity was low. This suggests that merely noticing experiences without also being nonreactive may increase substance use, while combining observation with nonreactivity may be protective.