Jenny Sanford

The Effect of a Brief Mindfulness Training on Distress Tolerance and Stress Reactivity.

Behavior Therapy May 2019 Joseph K. Carpenter, Jenny Sanford, Stefan G Hofmann

Poor distress tolerance (DT) is considered an underlying facet of anxiety, depression, and a number of other psychological disorders. Mindfulness may help to increase DT by fostering an attitude of acceptance or nonjudgment toward distressing experiences. Accordingly, the present study examined the effects of a brief mindfulness training on tolerance of different types of distress, and tested...