Self-compassion and grit mediated the relation between mindfulness and mind wandering based on cross-sectional survey data.
Scientific Reports April 20, 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58395-y (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Self-compassion and grit mediated the relation between mindfulness and mind wandering, indicating that mindfulness may influence mind wandering through these psychological factors. |
Abstract
Self-compassion and grit mediated the relation between mindfulness and mind wandering based on cross-sectional survey data.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples Experienced meditators and nonmeditating comparison groups | 2008 | Cross-sectional study | |
| Neural Correlates of Dispositional Mindfulness During Affect Labeling Adult participants | 2007 | Observational cross-sectional | n = 27 |
| Assessing mindfulness in children and adolescents: Development and validation of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). School-aged children and adolescents | 2011 | Cross-sectional validation study | n = 1,413 |
| Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators Experienced meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | n = 152 |
| Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress Undergraduates | 2008 | Cross-sectional, correlational |
Citations in the library
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- The association between mindfulness and social anxiety in university students: the chain mediation role of rumination and self-compassion. Frontiers in Psychology April 23, 2026
- Self-compassion and mindfulness in relation to mind wandering: indirect associations mediated by negative affect. Frontiers in Psychology December 11, 2025
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