Effect of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Self-Compassionate Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine whether mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) reduce depression and trait anxiety while increasing mindfulness, self-compassion, and related behaviors, and whether self-compassionate behaviors moderate the effect of mindful behaviors on mood.
Results Summary
The study found that MBI may decrease depression and trait anxiety while increasing trait mindfulness, self-compassion, and related behaviors, with self-compassionate behaviors potentially moderating the effect of mindful behaviors on mood.
Population
Patients with depression and/or anxiety.
Effective Dosage
Not available
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | decrease | depression | patients with depression and/or anxiety | - | decreases | #1 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | decrease | trait anxiety | patients with depression and/or anxiety | - | decreases | #2 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | increase | trait mindfulness | patients with depression and/or anxiety | - | increasing | #3 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | increase | trait self-compassion | patients with depression and/or anxiety | - | increasing | #4 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | increase | self-compassionate behaviors (SC behaviors) | patients with depression and/or anxiety | - | increasing | #5 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | increase | mindful behaviors | patients with depression and/or anxiety | - | increasing | #6 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | increase | mood after behaviors | patients with depression and/or anxiety | - | increasing | #7 |
Self-compassion is regarded as a mediating or moderating variable in mindfulness-based interventions (MBI). However, few studies have investigated the role of self-compassion on MBI. Therefore, we conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine whether (1) MBI decreases depression and trait anxiety, while increasing trait mindfulness, trait self-compassion, self-compassionate behaviors (SC behaviors), mindful behaviors, and mood after behaviors; and (2) SC behaviors moderate the effect of mindful behaviors on mood in daily life. Participants were patients with depression and/or anxiety (