Does Mindfulness Reduce Automatic Preference Development?
Mindfulness August 5, 2026 Brendan T. Hutchinson, Joanna Kuczynska, Julia Uddén et al.
Abstract Objectives Trait mindfulness—one’s disposition toward non-judgmental awareness of present-moment experience—has been associated with various affective and cognitive outcomes. One proposed mechanism is that this kind of mindfulness attenuates the tendency to become attached to some experiences and avoid others. In line with this, a previous study reported that trait mindfulness reduced...