Abstract Negative affect automatically triggering rumination is a core pathological mechanism underlying emotional distress. While mindfulness is hypothesized to buffer this process, few studies have dynamically tracked these effects during systematic interventions. The study employed a single‐arm daily diary design during an 8‐week mindfulness‐based intervention (MBI) to investigate whether...
Given the substantial burden of global emotional distress and the proven efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), identifying early mechanisms of MBIs is critical for optimizing treatment adherence and outcomes. This study employed behavioral measures to investigate experiential avoidance as an early mechanism in an online MBI. Eighty-one participants experiencing high emotional...
This study examined the role of perceived stress in intervention-related change during a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for emotional distress across two randomized controlled trials. In Study 1, 636 participants (Mage = 31.06, SDage = 9.54; 83.18% female) with high psychological distress were randomized to an MBI group (N = 318) or a Waitlist control group (N = 318), measuring perceived...