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ArticleThe Psychiatric quarterly2021

Mindfulness and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity in Urban African-American High School Students.

Jacob C S Schmitz, Jason M Prenoveau, Alison A Papadakis, Adanna J Johnson, Jeffery M Lating, Tamar Mendelson, Jacinda K Dariotis

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Article in The Psychiatric quarterly, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Exploring within and between associations of momentary mindfulness and emotion regulation and the moderating effects of mental health among adolescents.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2026
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jacob C S SchmitzDepartment of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1308 Sherwood Avenue, Box 980489, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA. Jacob.Schmitz@vcuhealth.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0036-0183
Jason M PrenoveauDepartment of Psychology, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Alison A PapadakisDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Adanna J JohnsonOffice of the Provost, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Jeffery M LatingDepartment of Psychology, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Tamar MendelsonDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jacinda K DariotisCollege of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, Evaluation Services Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USLoyola University Maryland · USGeorgetown University · USUniversity of Cincinnati · USVirginia Commonwealth University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of the current study was to examine the relations among mindfulness, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, and stressful life events (SLEs) in African-American urban adolescents. Another aim was to examine mindfulness as a moderator of the relation between SLEs and PTSD symptom severity in this population.

methodEighty-eight African-American high school students from a low-income urban community completed measures of demographics, PTSD symptom severity, SLEs, and mindfulness.

resultsMindfulness was significantly negatively related to PTSD symptom severity, r(86) = -.70, p < .001, 95% CI [-.58, -79], and SLEs were significantly positively related to PTSD symptom severity, r(86) = .29, p = .003, 95% CI [.09, .47]. Mindfulness was an independent predictor of PTSD symptom severity after accounting for SLEs, B = -1.16, t(84) = -9.06, p < .001, 95% CI [-1.41, -0.90], and SLEs were an independent predictor of PTSD symptom severity after accounting for mindfulness, B = 0.49, t(84) = 2.92, p = .004, 95% CI [0.16, 0.82]. Mindfulness did not moderate the relation between SLEs and PTSD symptom severity, B = -.003, t(84) = -0.15, p = .89, 95% CI [-.04, .03]. IMPLICATIONS: This study has implications for both mindfulness as a potential protective factor against PTSD symptom severity and SLEs as a potential risk factor for increased PTSD symptom severity in African-American urban adolescents.

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MindfulnessSchoolsUrban PopulationAdolescentBlack or African AmericanFemaleHumansMaleStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStudentsYoung AdultAdolescentsAfrican-AmericanMindfulnessPSTDStressStressful life events

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