Self-Control Mediates Momentary Mindfulness and Affective States in Daily Life: A Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Study at a glance

Characteristics	Observational study using dynamic structural equation modeling
Population	Adults in daily life (ecological momentary assessment)
Topics	Meditation
Key findings	Momentary mindfulness was positively associated with positive affect and negatively associated with negative affect, with self-control mediating these relationships, suggesting mindfulness enhances emotional states partly through self-control.

Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.

Study	Year	Design	Participants
Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students	2006	Observational cohort
Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia	1992	Observational cohort	n = 22
Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls	2005	Observational cohort	n = 20
Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls	2011	Observational cohort
Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls	2004	Observational cohort