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Mindfulness Skills and Anxiety-Related Cognitive Processes Among Young Adult Daily Smokers: A Pilot Test

Abstract  

We examined specific mindfulness skills (observing, describing, acting with awareness, accepting without judgment, as measured
by the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills, in terms of anxiety-related cognitive processes among adult daily smokers
(n = 90; 43 females; Mage = 26.6 years, SD = 11.8). Partially consistent with hypotheses, describing and accepting without judgment were each shown to significantly
predict perceived control over anxiety-related events. The observed significant effects were evident above and beyond the
variance accounted for by gender, smoking rate, and negative affectivity. Although observing also was shown to significantly
predict agoraphobic cognition, it was in the opposite direction as was theoretically expected. No evidence of incremental
validity for mindfulness skills was evident for anxiety sensitivity. These data highlight the potential explanatory relevance
of only specific mindfulness skills in terms of only certain anxiety-based cognitive processes among adult daily smokers.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-8
  • DOI 10.1007/s12671-011-0052-7
  • Authors
    • Christina M. Luberto, Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Box 210376, Cincinnati, OH 45221–0376, USA
    • Alison C. McLeish, Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Box 210376, Cincinnati, OH 45221–0376, USA
    • Michael J. Zvolensky, Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
    • Ruth A. Baer, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
    • Journal Mindfulness
    • Online ISSN 1868-8535
    • Print ISSN 1868-8527
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 04/23/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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