Increased Mindfulness Is Related to Improved Stress and Mood Following Participation in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program in Individuals With Cancer
Overview
This study investigates whether increases in mindfulness mediate improvements in stress and mood among 268 cancer patients participating in an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. The authors report that participants showed significant gains in mindfulness, which correlated with reduced mood disturbance and stress symptoms. The resource highlights present-moment awareness and non-judgment as key skills associated with these psychological improvements.
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- OpenAlex
- Author
- Sheila N. Garland (University of Calgary), Rie Tamagawa (University of Calgary), Sarah C. Todd (University of Calgary), Michael Speca (University of Calgary), Linda E. Carlson (University of Calgary)
- Published
- 2012-04-13
- OA status
- gold
- DOI
- 10.1177/1534735412442370
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- 91
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@article{allodium:11e5bff4010e408f,
title = {Increased Mindfulness Is Related to Improved Stress and Mood Following Participation in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program in Individuals With Cancer},
author = {Sheila N. Garland and Rie Tamagawa and Sarah C. Todd and Michael Speca and Linda E. Carlson},
year = {2012},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1177/1534735412442370},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735412442370}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Increased Mindfulness Is Related to Improved Stress and Mood Following Participation in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program in Individuals With Cancer AU - Garland, Sheila N. AU - Tamagawa, Rie AU - Todd, Sarah C. AU - Speca, Michael AU - Carlson, Linda E. PY - 2012 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1177/1534735412442370 UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735412442370 ER -
APA
Garland, S. N., Tamagawa, R., Todd, S. C., Speca, M., & Carlson, L. E. (2012). Increased Mindfulness Is Related to Improved Stress and Mood Following Participation in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program in Individuals With Cancer. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735412442370
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