The benefits of being present: mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.

doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.822

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The benefits of being present: mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.

Published 2003 · K. Brown, Richard M. Ryan

Journal of personality and social psychology

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Abstract

Mindfulness is an attribute of consciousness long believed to promote well-being. This research provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the role of mindfulness in psychological well-being. The development and psychometric properties of the dispositional Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) are described. Correlational, quasi-experimental, and laboratory studies then show that the MAAS measures a unique quality of consciousness that is related to a variety of well-being constructs, that differentiates mindfulness practitioners from others, and that is associated with enhanced self-awareness. An experience-sampling study shows that both dispositional and state mindfulness predict self-regulated behavior and positive emotional states. Finally, a clinical intervention study with cancer patients demonstrates that increases in mindfulness over time relate to declines in mood disturbance and stress.

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Mindfulness promotes psychological well-being by enhancing self-awareness, promoting self-regulated behavior, and reducing mood disturbance and stress in cancer patients.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

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