Mindfulness-based acceptance and posttraumatic stress symptoms among trauma-exposed adults without axis I psychopathology.
Anka A Vujanovic, Nicole E Youngwirth, Kirsten A Johnson, Michael J Zvolensky
Journal of Anxiety Disorders August 28, 2008 DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.08.005 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 239 |
| Population | Adults who endorsed exposure to traumatic life events and had no Axis I psychopathology |
| Measures | Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills |
| Topics | Meditation PTSD |
| Keywords | Humans Attitude to health Life change events Stress disorders, post-traumatic Adolescent Middle aged Female Young adult Surveys and questionnaires |
| Key findings | Accepting without Judgment was incrementally associated with posttraumatic stress symptom severity, above negative affectivity and number of trauma types. Acting with Awareness was incrementally associated only with re-experiencing symptoms, and no other mindfulness factors were related to the outcomes. |
Abstract
The present investigation examined the incremental predictive validity of mindfulness-based processes, indexed by the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills, in relation to posttraumatic stress symptom severity among individuals without any axis I psychopathology. Participants included 239 adults who endorsed exposure to traumatic life events. Results indicated that the Accepting without Judgment subscale was significantly incrementally associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms; effects were above and beyond the variance accounted for by negative affectivity and number of trauma types experienced. The Acting with Awareness subscale was incrementally associated with only posttraumatic stress-relevant re-experiencing symptoms; and no other mindfulness factors were related to the dependent measures. Findings are discussed in relation to extant empirical and theoretical work relevant to mindfulness and posttraumatic stress.
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