Self-Distancing and Avoidance Mediate the Links Between Trait Mindfulness and Responses to Emotional Challenges

ConclusionsAffective benefits of trait mindfulness under stress are associated with both the degree and the nature of emotional engagement. Specifically, reduced avoidance and self-distanced engagement may facilitate reflection on negative experiences that is less affectively aversive.
Source: Mindfulness - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research