Mindfulness as an End-State: Construction of a Trait Measure of Mindfulness
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2017
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Mindfulness has been studied extensively in both basic and clinical settings; however, discussions still persist. The current research approached this issue by creating a new measure of trait mindfulness. The construct defined within is end-state mindfulness and is a tendency to see things as they are moment by moment without any judgment. The newly created scale was validated in three studies. End-state mindfulness was negatively correlated with rumination, suppression, neuroticism, and better-than-average effect, but was not correlated with both positive and negative trait-affectivity; it also moderated negative emotional reactions in the context of mortality salience. End-state mindfulness was differentiated from the past measure of mindfulness in many aspects.
Publication Title
Personality and Individual Differences
Volume
106
First Page
298
Last Page
307
Recommended Citation
Noguchi, K.
(2017). Mindfulness as an End-State: Construction of a Trait Measure of Mindfulness. Personality and Individual Differences, 106, 298-307.
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