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The present study evaluated focused attention, affective response, and other subjective experiences during a mindfulness meditation exercise, relative to participant exposure to lifetime trauma, life stress experienced in the past year, and trauma-related symptoms experienced over the past month.

Participants were recruited from a university introductory psychology course (n = 151). Meditation Breath Attention Scores (MBAS) were used to assess focused attention during a brief mindfulness meditation, and self-report questionnaires assessing subjective responses to the meditation were administered afterward. All participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing trauma exposure, life stress, and trauma-related symptoms prior to the meditation.

Participant history of stressful and …