Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training

[EN]The mindfulness and self-compassion (MSC) protocol has shown efficacy in reducing mental illness symptoms and increasing well-being. However, little is known on how the positive outcomes are produced. This study explores how reductions in experiential avoidance following MSC training may explain...

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Autores: Yela, José R., Crego, Antonio, Buz Delgado, José, Sánchez-Zaballos, Elena, Gómez Martínez, María Ángeles
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositório:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
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Palavra-chave:Mindfulness
Self-compassion
Anxiety
Depression
Well-being
Experiential avoidance
Anxiety Disorders
Humans
Empathy
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spelling Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) trainingYela, José R.Crego, AntonioBuz Delgado, JoséSánchez-Zaballos, ElenaGómez Martínez, María ÁngelesMindfulnessSelf-compassionAnxietyDepressionWell-beingExperiential avoidanceAnxiety DisordersAnxietyHumansDepressionEmpathyMindfulness3201.05 Psicología Clínicatrastornos de ansiedadhumanosansiedaddepresiónempatíaatención plena[EN]The mindfulness and self-compassion (MSC) protocol has shown efficacy in reducing mental illness symptoms and increasing well-being. However, little is known on how the positive outcomes are produced. This study explores how reductions in experiential avoidance following MSC training may explain changes in the participants' levels of anxiety, depression, and well-being. The 8-week protocol-based MSC training was delivered to 50 participants, and pre- to post- intervention changes in anxiety, depression, and well-being were measured. A series of mediation models were conducted, with changes in self-compassion as predictor, changes in experiential avoidance as mediator, and changes in mental health and well-being as outcome variables. Point estimates and bootstrap-corrected 95% confidence intervals were calculated to analyse indirect effects through experiential avoidance, by means of structural equation modeling (SEM). Following MSC training, participants increased their levels of self-compassion, reduced experiential avoidance, and enhanced mental health (i.e., anxiety and depression symptoms) and well-being scores. Increases in self-compassion were associated with decreases in experiential avoidance, which in turn were connected with changes in anxiety, depression, and well-being from pre- to post-training. The indirect path through changes in experiential avoidance represented moderate to large proportions of the total effects of self-compassion change-scores on anxiety, depression, and well-being change-scores. Reducing experiential avoidance and increasing psychological flexibility may be a key effect of MSC training linked to improvements of the participants' mental health and well-being scores. Self-compassion practices could exert effects on anxiety, depression and well-being mainly through promoting reductions in experiential avoidance.Wileyinfo202420242021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10366/154327reponame:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamancainstname:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)InglésAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:gredos.usal.es:10366/1543272026-06-07T06:28:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training
title Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training
spellingShingle Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training
Yela, José R.
Mindfulness
Self-compassion
Anxiety
Depression
Well-being
Experiential avoidance
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety
Humans
Depression
Empathy
Mindfulness
3201.05 Psicología Clínica
trastornos de ansiedad
humanos
ansiedad
depresión
empatía
atención plena
title_short Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training
title_full Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training
title_fullStr Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training
title_full_unstemmed Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training
title_sort Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Yela, José R.
Crego, Antonio
Buz Delgado, José
Sánchez-Zaballos, Elena
Gómez Martínez, María Ángeles
author Yela, José R.
author_facet Yela, José R.
Crego, Antonio
Buz Delgado, José
Sánchez-Zaballos, Elena
Gómez Martínez, María Ángeles
author_role author
author2 Crego, Antonio
Buz Delgado, José
Sánchez-Zaballos, Elena
Gómez Martínez, María Ángeles
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Mindfulness
Self-compassion
Anxiety
Depression
Well-being
Experiential avoidance
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety
Humans
Depression
Empathy
Mindfulness
3201.05 Psicología Clínica
trastornos de ansiedad
humanos
ansiedad
depresión
empatía
atención plena
topic Mindfulness
Self-compassion
Anxiety
Depression
Well-being
Experiential avoidance
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety
Humans
Depression
Empathy
Mindfulness
3201.05 Psicología Clínica
trastornos de ansiedad
humanos
ansiedad
depresión
empatía
atención plena
description [EN]The mindfulness and self-compassion (MSC) protocol has shown efficacy in reducing mental illness symptoms and increasing well-being. However, little is known on how the positive outcomes are produced. This study explores how reductions in experiential avoidance following MSC training may explain changes in the participants' levels of anxiety, depression, and well-being. The 8-week protocol-based MSC training was delivered to 50 participants, and pre- to post- intervention changes in anxiety, depression, and well-being were measured. A series of mediation models were conducted, with changes in self-compassion as predictor, changes in experiential avoidance as mediator, and changes in mental health and well-being as outcome variables. Point estimates and bootstrap-corrected 95% confidence intervals were calculated to analyse indirect effects through experiential avoidance, by means of structural equation modeling (SEM). Following MSC training, participants increased their levels of self-compassion, reduced experiential avoidance, and enhanced mental health (i.e., anxiety and depression symptoms) and well-being scores. Increases in self-compassion were associated with decreases in experiential avoidance, which in turn were connected with changes in anxiety, depression, and well-being from pre- to post-training. The indirect path through changes in experiential avoidance represented moderate to large proportions of the total effects of self-compassion change-scores on anxiety, depression, and well-being change-scores. Reducing experiential avoidance and increasing psychological flexibility may be a key effect of MSC training linked to improvements of the participants' mental health and well-being scores. Self-compassion practices could exert effects on anxiety, depression and well-being mainly through promoting reductions in experiential avoidance.
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