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A Mindfulness‐Based Intervention: Differential Effects on Affective and Processual Evolution
Author(s) -
Antoine Pascal,
Congard Anne,
Andreotti Eva,
Dauvier Bruno,
Illy Johan,
Poinsot Rollon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
applied psychology: health and well‐being
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.276
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1758-0854
pISSN - 1758-0846
DOI - 10.1111/aphw.12137
Subject(s) - mindfulness , psychology , clinical psychology , anxiety , intervention (counseling) , experiential avoidance , differential effects , cognition , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry
Objectives A 20‐minutes‐a‐day, self‐help, mindfulness‐based intervention was conducted for 6 weeks with a French community sample. First, the intervention effects on affective and functioning variables were evaluated. Then, a differential approach was used to examine improvement potentiality and the perceived benefits of mindfulness according to the participants’ baseline mindfulness competencies. Method Participants were non‐randomly assigned to a control group on the waiting list ( n = 44) or a mindfulness group ( n = 47). Self‐report measures assessed anxiety, depression, psychological distress, mindfulness, negative self‐oriented cognition, and experiential avoidance. Results Improvements in the variables were observed for the mindfulness group but not for the control group, with effect sizes ranging between .53 and .88. Low baseline levels of mindfulness predicted greater improvement in mindfulness ( r = −0.55, p < .001) than high baseline levels. Conclusions Mindfulness practice elicited several positive outcomes regarding affective variables, highlighting emotional functioning changes.