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Mindfulness, self-stigma and social functioning in first episode psychosis: A brief report

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  • Lucy Mersh
  • Fergal Jones
  • Joseph Oliver

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This study aimed to test the hypothesis that people with first-episode psychosis who are more mindful will have lower self-stigma, and hence better social functioning. Thirty-four participants experiencing first-episode psychosis completed self-report questionnaires, in a cross-sectional design. Consistent with the hypothesis, higher levels of mindfulness predicted lower self-stigma and better social functioning, and self-stigma statistically mediated the mindfulness → social functioning relationship. However, contrary to expectations, when symptom severity was included as a covariate, evidence of mediation was lost. Limitations and implications of these findings are discussed.

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  • Lucy Mersh & Fergal Jones & Joseph Oliver, 2015. "Mindfulness, self-stigma and social functioning in first episode psychosis: A brief report," Psychosis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(3), pages 261-264, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpsyxx:v:7:y:2015:i:3:p:261-264
    DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2015.1024714
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    1. Ching-Ming Cheng & Chih-Cheng Chang & Jung-Der Wang & Kun-Chia Chang & Shuo-Yen Ting & Chung-Ying Lin, 2019. "Negative Impacts of Self-Stigma on the Quality of Life of Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment: The Mediated Roles of Psychological Distress and Social Functioning," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-16, April.
    2. Xu-Hong Li & Tian-Ming Zhang & Yuen Yum Yau & Yi-Zhou Wang & Yin-Ling Irene Wong & Lawrence Yang & Xiao-li Tian & Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan & Mao-Sheng Ran, 2021. "Peer-to-peer contact, social support and self-stigma among people with severe mental illness in Hong Kong," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 67(6), pages 622-631, September.
    3. Ana González-Menéndez & Tatiana Arboleya Faedo & David González-Pando & Nuria Ordoñez-Camblor & Elena García-Vega & Mercedes Paino, 2021. "Psychological Inflexibility in People with Chronic Psychosis: The Mediating Role of Self-Stigma and Social Functioning," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-12, November.
    4. Min Yi Sum & Charmaine Tsz Wing Wong & Sin Ting Chu & Angel Li & Athena Hoi Ting Lee & Eric Yu Hai Chen & Sherry Kit Wa Chan, 2024. "Systematic review and meta-analysis of internalised stigma and stigma resistance in patients with psychosis: The impact of individualism-collectivism culture and other individual factors," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 70(4), pages 639-652, June.

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