Clarifying the construct of mindfulness in the context of emotion regulation and the process of change in therapy.
Clinical Psychology Science and Practice 2004 DOI: 10.1093/clipsy.bph080 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review or theoretical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Mindfulness |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 711 |
| Key findings | Proposes that mindfulness can enhance stabilizing and destabilizing aspects of therapeutic change, illustrated in a treatment program for depression. |
Abstract
Bishop et al. (this issue) propose an operational definition of mindfulness developed by a recent consensus panel. The group provides a solid empirical framework from which to develop measures of mindfulness, and they propose an exciting research agenda. We describe measurement development work from our research group that provides initial support for the proposed consensus definition and that examines mindfulness in relation to emotion regulation variables. We extend the discussion by describing how mindfulness can enhance the stabilizing and destabilizing aspects of therapeutic change, and we illustrate this in the context of our treatment program for depression. Key words: acceptance, cognitive-behavioral therapy, emotion regulation, emotion reactivity, mindfulness, meditation, therapy change processes. [Clin Psychol Sci Prac 11: 255–262, 2004] Several lines of research are converging on the idea that emotion regulation is an essential component of mental health and that problems of regulation are associated with a variety of forms of psychopathology (Cicchetti,
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| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
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Cites 5
- The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2003
- Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice 2004
- Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice 2003
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse Psychotherapy Research March 1, 2003
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