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Is Mindfulness Just Another Ego Depletion Exercise?

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc499980
Date05 1900
CreatorsConnally, Melissa Londoño
ContributorsMurrell, Amy R., Boals, Adriel, 1973-, Cox, Randall J.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 61 pages, Text
RightsPublic, Connally, Melissa Londoño, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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