The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. |
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Authors: | Brown, Kirk Warren Ryan, Richard M. |
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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. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords: | Mindful Attention Awareness Scale test development psychometric properties disposition psychological well being self regulation stress cancer patients consciousness mood |
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