Brief mindfulness, mental health, and cognitive processes: A randomized controlled trial. Issue 3 (5th December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cerna, Cristian; García, Felipe E.; Téllez, Arnoldo
• Is Part Of: PsyCh Journal. Volume 9:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 359
• Page End: 369
• Publication Date: 2019-12-05
• Subjects: depression -- emotional regulation -- mindfulness -- psychological well‐being -- rumination; Psychology -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1002/pchj.325
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-0252

Abstract

Abstract: The present study evaluated the impact of a brief mindfulness training program on emotional regulation, cognitive rumination, psychological well‐being, and depressive symptoms. This is an experimental study, through a randomized controlled trial. A total of 103 people enrolled on a voluntary basis, of whom 51 were randomly selected to participate in the experimental group and 52 in the control group without intervention (on the waiting list). It is established that a brief, four‐session mindfulness training program significantly increases psychological well‐being and significantly reduces the symptoms associated with depression; there was a decrease in emotional suppression and in intrusive and deliberate rumination, and an increase in cognitive reappraisal. Implications of this brief mindfulness program on the symptoms associated with depression, psychological well‐being, emotional regulation, and cognitive rumination are analyzed, as are the scope and limitations of the study.