Highlights•Experiential acceptance is described as a central feature of mindfulness
interventions.•Based on theory and correlational research, MAT posits that acceptance is a …

Researchers have proposed that emotion regulation can enhance or hinder socioaffective
and sociocognitive processes. However, an integration of the evidence is still lacking. The …

Emotion regulation (ER) strategies are often categorized as universally adaptive or
maladaptive. However, it has recently been proposed that this view is overly simplistic …

Rumination means to perseveratively think about one's negative feelings and problems. It is
a response to affective distress that is often referred to as maladaptive emotion regulation …

Objectives Psychological science has taken up investigations of the effectiveness of
mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) and mechanisms through which people benefit from …

The number of intensive longitudinal studies that investigate affective experiences at the
within-person rather than the between-person level is rapidly increasing. This paradigmatic …

Objective To explore differences in mindfulness, happiness, and perceived anxiety in a
sample of college students before and after taking a meditation course. Participants …

Objective When confronted with major threats, people often experience decline in well‐
being. The central purpose of this study was to identify mechanisms underlying change of …

This book provides an outline and critical discussion of the characteristics of mindfulness-
based interventions (MBIs) research. Since the first reports on the use of mindfulness …

Mindfulness is a state of awareness comprising an attentional focus on the present moment
and a nonjudgmental stance. It is associated with affective well-being and assumed to …