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Rev Mex Invest Psic 2018; 10 (2)

Mindfulness, emotional self-regulation and stress reduction: Science or fiction?

Moscoso MS

Language: Spanish
References: 78
Page: 101-121
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ABSTRACT

Mindfulness -the practice of focusing and sustaining the attention in the present moment without making judgmentsis a clinical intervention of emotional self-regulation and stress reduction based on empirical evidence. Interest for this intervention model has dramatically grown in the past two decades. This increased popularity has been stimulated by the advancement of neurocognitive science. Mindfulness has been largely conceptualized in terms of self-regulation with research studies reporting positive outcomes on mental and physical health. The effectiveness on health outcomes of the two most important models of intervention: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and the Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), are actively being examined by meta-analysis studies. Research results on these two forms of mindfulness-based interventions for treating a wide range of symptoms and mental conditions have shown moderate effects. Despite of this burgeoned interest and promising research results, interpretation of these outcomes have been difficult and far from straightforward. The challenges encountered in this field of inquiry are due to conceptual and methodological limitations. An equally important topic that requires attention is concerned with mechanisms of action that drive MBSR and MBCT to positive outcomes. The current literature presents several methodological flaws as they relate to control design and comparison conditions. The main purpose of this article is to critically review the conceptual framework of mindfulness and self-regulation, and its mechanisms of action; also to review the current scientific evidence and effectiveness of MBSR and MBCT based on 18 meta-analisis studies currently available in the scientific literature of mindfulness.


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