Given increasing interest in the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness, limitations of its treatment utility are frequently questioned. As such, the purpose of the study was to examine the effects of mindfulness on a subsequent self-control task in a sample of college students. A total of 67 participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: a control condition, an experimental mindfulness-only condition or a comparison expectancy-plus-mindfulness condition to investigate the utility of mindfulness practice when motivated by an outcome of increased self-control. Results did not indicate a difference in persistence on a difficult task between conditions, regardless of the manipulation. Conceptual and experimental limitations of current study’s findings, as well as future directions, are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc499980 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Connally, Melissa Londoño |
| Contributors | Murrell, Amy R., Boals, Adriel, 1973-, Cox, Randall J. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 61 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Connally, Melissa Londoño, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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