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The Association between State Attachment Security and State Mindfulness

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  • Christopher A Pepping
  • Penelope J Davis
  • Analise O’Donovan

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Recent research suggests that attachment and mindfulness are related, though the nature of this association is unclear. Here we present two studies examining whether there is a causal relationship between state attachment and state mindfulness. Study 1 investigated the effects of experimentally increasing state mindfulness on state attachment security. State mindfulness was successfully enhanced, but this led to no change in state attachment security. Study 2 investigated the effects of experimentally enhancing state attachment security on state mindfulness. State attachment security was successfully enhanced, but this did not lead to any change in state mindfulness. These findings suggest that there is not a direct, immediate causal relationship between state attachment and state mindfulness as a result of brief experimental manipulations. Future research should examine these associations in longer term interventions.

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  • Christopher A Pepping & Penelope J Davis & Analise O’Donovan, 2015. "The Association between State Attachment Security and State Mindfulness," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0116779
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116779
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    1. Nieto-Casado, Francisco J. & Antolín-Suárez, Lucía & Rodríguez-Meirinhos, Ana & Oliva, Alfredo, 2022. "Effect of parental competences on anxious-depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in adolescents: Exploring the mediating role of mindfulness," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).

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