The Impact Of Personality, Mindfulness, And Symptoms On Response To Brief Meditation

<p>Mindful awareness is described as: (1) awareness "in the moment"; (2) that involves acceptance/non-judgment; and (3) is intentional (Kabat-Zinn, 1984). This awareness has gained popularity for use in therapeutic settings, based on consistent findings that mindfulness-based interventions have a beneficial effect on psychological and physical functioning (Baer, 2003; Grossman, et al., 2004). However, the factors that predict the extent to which one may enter into and benefit from an inducted mindful state have not been thoroughly investigated. The current study sought to investigate such factors, including personality characteristics, psychological symptoms, and dispositional mindfulness. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2013

Author dc:creator

• Westbrook, Miranda

• Affect
• Meditation
• Mindfulness
• Personality
• Symptoms
• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2013 Miranda Westbrook

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/146

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1145