Despite evidence linking trait mindfulness and mindfulness training with a broad range of
effects, still little is known about its underlying active mechanisms. Mindfulness is commonly …

Highlights•Experiential acceptance is described as a central feature of mindfulness
interventions.•Based on theory and correlational research, MAT posits that acceptance is a …

Research on mindfulness indicates that it is associated with improved mental health, but the
use of multiple different definitions of mindfulness prevents a clear understanding of the …

There has been an increasing focus on determining the psychological mechanisms
underlying the broad effects of mindfulness on psychological health. Mindfulness has been …

Since its introduction to the behavioral science research community 25 years ago, interest in
mindfulness has burgeoned. Much of that interest has been among clinical researchers …

Objectives According to the influential Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT), mindfulness
includes the two components of attention monitoring and acceptance, which, in conjunction …

Interest in mindfulness and its enhancement has burgeoned in recent years. In this article,
we discuss in detail the nature of mindfulness and its relation to other, established theories …

Highlights•Self-reported mindfulness is associated with enhanced emotional
recovery.•Mindfulness manipulations lead to reduced negative emotional responses.• …

Trait mindfulness is often conceptualized to comprise multiple facets such as attention to and
acceptance of present-moment experiences. State mindfulness however is mostly …

Abstract The Mindfulness to Meaning Theory provides a detailed process model of the
mechanisms by which mindfulness may promote well‐being. Central to the Mindfulness to …