What role does mindfulness play in regulating fear of COVID-19 and associated mental health? The results of a cross-sectional study
Frontiers in Psychology January 19, 2023 Kunhua Lee, Yu-Xuan Lee, Yu-Tung Cheng
An online survey of 344 respondents in Taiwan examined how fear of COVID-19 relates to mental health through mindfulness. Using structural equation modeling, the authors found that orientation to experience—specifically the nonjudgment and nonreactivity facets—mediated the link between fear of COVID-19 and mental health outcomes. The results suggest that fear of COVID-19 may affect how people relate to their experiences, which in turn influences depression and anxiety. The authors propose that nonjudgment and nonreactivity play key roles in emotion regulation and recommend future experimental and longitudinal studies to confirm these mechanisms.