Drew M. Velting

Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition.

Clinical Psychology Science and Practice 2004 Scott R. Bishop, Mark A. Lau, Shauna L. Shapiro et al. 6,266 citations

There has been substantial interest in mindfulness as an approach to reduce cognitive vulnerability to stress and emotional distress in recent years. However, thus far mindfulness has not been defined operationally. This paper describes the results of recent meetings held to establish a consensus on mindfulness and to develop conjointly a testable operational definition. We propose a...