ArticlePersonality and individual differences2021
Trait mindfulness is negatively associated with distress related to COVID-19.
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- The relationship between mindfulness, anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis of correlational studies.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
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- Associations between mindfulness and mental health after collective trauma: results from a longitudinal, representative, probability-based survey.Anxiety, stress, and coping · 2024Article
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- The role of mindfulness and compassion in early adults' subsequent mental health, coping and compliance with health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective longitudinal study.Social and personality psychology compass · 2023Article
- Resilience, Coping, and the Covid-19 Pandemic Across the Globe - an Update: What Have we Learned?Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2023Review
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- Mediating effect of mindfulness level on the relationship between marital quality and postpartum depression among primiparas.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Getting COVID-19: Anticipated negative emotions are worse than experienced negative emotions.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
- Mindfulness, cognitive functioning, and academic achievement in college students:the mediating role of stress.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
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- Mindfulness and psychological distress in men during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of environmental mastery and purpose in life.Counselling and psychotherapy research · 2022Article
- Mindfulness supports emotional resilience in children during the COVID-19 Pandemic.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2022Article
- Could mindfulness diminish mental health disorders? The serial mediating role of self-compassion and psychological well-being.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Victimization Experience and College Students' Mobile Phone Addiction: A Moderated Mediation Effect of Future Anxiety and Mindfulness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Cross-Sectional Time Course of COVID-19 Related Worry, Perceived Stress, and General Anxiety in the Context of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-like Symptomatology.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Women with Infertility: Correlations with Dispositional Optimism.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Research suggests that mindfulness is associated with psychological health including a healthier response to stressors.
objectiveThis research tested associations between trait mindfulness and mental health factors related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
methodsTwo studies (Study 1
resultsIn both studies, findings indicated that individuals higher in trait mindfulness reported less stress and anxiety. Higher mindfulness in both studies was also associated with less worry about the virus and anticipating less negative affect if one gets the virus. In Study 2, trait mindfulness was negatively related to depression, and numerous associations between mindfulness and coping emerged, showing higher trait mindfulness was associated with healthier strategies in coping with coronavirus.
conclusionsThese data are consistent with research that has revealed that those who think and act more mindfully are less stressed and anxious. By revealing these associations with mindfulness in the context of a real-world, novel stressor, this research makes an important contribution to the literature.
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