Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Body Awareness

Brain Sciences

Olivier Desmedt¹  Marbella Pérez-Peña¹  Jessica Notermans¹  Pierre Philippot¹  Katleen Van der Gucht² 

[1] Human Sciences Sector, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;Leuven Mindfulness Centre, Humanities and Social Sciences Group, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;

关键词: mindfulness-based interventions;    mindfulness-based cognitive therapy;    body awareness;    interoception;    mechanisms of mindfulness;    controlled trial;   

DOI  :  10.3390/brainsci12020285

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Body awareness (BA) has long been proposed as a working mechanism of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), yet research on the mediating role of BA is scarce. Hence, the present study assesses the impact of an 8-week MBI on self-reported and indirect measures of BA, investigates the potential mediating role of BA in the relationship between an MBI and symptomatology, evaluates the impact of an MBI on important psychological processes (i.e., experiential avoidance, rumination, self-efficacy, and self-discrepancy), and explores whether these variables act alongside BA in mediating the relationship between an MBI and symptomatology. A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted with 148 participants (n = 89 in the MBI group; n = 59 in the control group) who completed questionnaires assessing BA and the above-mentioned psychological processes before and after an MBI. A sub-sample of participants (n = 86) completed a task that evaluates BA indirectly. Results showed a significant effect of MBI on the self-reported BA but not on the indirect measure of BA. The MBI significantly reduced symptomatology, and this effect was mediated by regulatory and belief-related dimensions of BA. Multiple mediator models showed a significant mediation via various pathways involving improved BA and various transdiagnostic psychological processes.

【 授权许可】

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