Mediators of Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): Assessing the Timing and Sequence of Change in Cancer Patients
Laura E. Labelle, Tavis S. Campbell, Peter Faris, Linda E. Carlson
Journal of Clinical Psychology 2015 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22117 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Waitlist-controlled study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 211 |
| Population | Cancer patients recruited from an MBCR program waitlist |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | MBCR produced relatively early changes in observing, nonjudging, rumination, and worry, with all other measures changing later. Early changes in present-focused nonjudgmental awareness, rumination, and worry mediated the effect of MBCR on later mindfulness skills such as nonreactivity. The authors suggest that mindfulness and emotion regulation constructs may overlap and changes may be mutually facilitative during MBCR. |
Abstract
Objectives: This waitlist‐controlled study examined the timing of changes during Mindfulness‐Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR), and explored sequential mediated effects through enhanced mindfulness and emotion regulation (ER) in a cancer population.
Method: Patients were recruited from the MBCR program waitlist and were either registered for immediate participation (n = 135) or waiting for the next program to begin (n = 76). Participants completed self‐report measures of stress symptoms, mood disturbance, mindfulness, and ER (rumination, worry, and experiential avoidance) pre‐, mid‐ and post‐MBCR or waiting period.
Results: There was a relatively early effect of MBCR on observing, nonjudging, rumination, and worry. All other measures changed later. Early changes in present‐focused nonjudgmental awareness, rumination, and worry mediated the effect of MBCR on mindfulness skills such as nonreactivity later on.
Conclusion: The constructs of mindfulness and ER may overlap and changes may be mutually facilitative during MBCR. The study informs our understanding of mindfulness and ER as mechanisms of mindfulness‐based interventions.
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