Adrián Pérez-Aranda1,2,3, Javier García-Campayo1,4, Francisco Gude5, Juan V Luciano3, Albert Feliu-Soler2,3, Arturo González-Quintela6, Yolanda López-Del-Hoyo1,7, Jesus Montero-Marin8. 1. Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), Miguel Servet University Hospital, Spain. 2. Faculty of Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. 3. AGORA Research Group, Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Spain. 4. Primary Care Prevention and Health Promotion Research Network, RedIAPP, Spain. 5. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain. 6. Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain. 7. Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Spain. 8. Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, United Kingdom.
Abstract
Background/Objective 'Third-wave' psychotherapies have shown effectiveness for treating psychopathological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. There is burgeoning interest in examining how these therapies' core constructs produce their therapeutic benefits. This study explores the hypothetical mediating effect of resilience in the impact of mindfulness and self-compassion on anxiety and depressive symptoms. Method: Cross-sectional study design. The sample consisted of 860 Spanish general population participants. The measures included the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-12), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale (GADS). Bivariate correlations were calculated, and path analysis models were performed. Results: Significant correlations were found between the study variables, always in the expected direction (all p values <.001). The path analysis models showed significant direct effects of mindfulness and self-compassion on anxiety and depression symptoms, but the only significant indirect effects through resilience were found on depression (MAAS: β = -.05, 95% CI = -.11 to -.02; SCS-12: β = -.06, 95% CI = -.33 to -.07). Conclusions: Resilience might partially mediate the effect of mindfulness and self-compassion on depression, but not on anxiety.
Background/Objective 'Third-wave' psychotherapies have shown effectiveness for treating psychopathological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. There is burgeoning interest in examining how these therapies' core constructs produce their therapeutic benefits. This study explores the hypothetical mediating effect of resilience in the impact of mindfulness and self-compassion on anxiety and depressive symptoms. Method: Cross-sectional study design. The sample consisted of 860 Spanish general population participants. The measures included the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-12), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale (GADS). Bivariate correlations were calculated, and path analysis models were performed. Results: Significant correlations were found between the study variables, always in the expected direction (all p values <.001). The path analysis models showed significant direct effects of mindfulness and self-compassion on anxiety and depression symptoms, but the only significant indirect effects through resilience were found on depression (MAAS: β = -.05, 95% CI = -.11 to -.02; SCS-12: β = -.06, 95% CI = -.33 to -.07). Conclusions: Resilience might partially mediate the effect of mindfulness and self-compassion on depression, but not on anxiety.
Authors: Kevin Ka Shing Chan; John Chi-Kin Lee; Eric Kwan Wai Yu; Arita W Y Chan; Angel Nga Man Leung; Rebecca Y M Cheung; Chin Wa Li; Raymond Ho-Man Kong; Junjun Chen; Sarah Lai Yin Wan; Christine Hau Yu Tang; Yen Na Yum; Da Jiang; Lixun Wang; Chun Yip Tse Journal: Mindfulness (N Y) Date: 2022-04-29
Authors: Emma Medlicott; Alice Phillips; Catherine Crane; Verena Hinze; Laura Taylor; Alice Tickell; Jesus Montero-Marin; Willem Kuyken Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-06-03 Impact factor: 3.390