Associations between chronic stress, attention, working memory, and mindful acceptance in the context of Monitor and Acceptance Theory: a direct replication and exploratory cross-sectional study

• DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/zwyvq
• Publication Date: 2023-08-05T05:04:21Z
• Authors: Francesco Saldarini; Kaho Yamasaki; Hiromitsu Miyata
• Keywords: Chronic Stress; Exploratory research

Objectives: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can reduce chronic stress, but their therapeutic mechanisms remain unclear. MBIs may train attention monitoring and acceptance skills that have been impaired by stress exposure, the interaction between these might lead to reduction. In present study, we aimed at directly replicating one of few existing studies tested hypotheses. Moreover, explored hypothesis working memory capacity is negatively associated with association moderated acceptance. To increase generalisability results this line research, obtained our sample from Japanese population. Methods: Eighty-five adults participated in study completed self-reported mindful questionnaires, behavioural tasks.Results: The revealed was significantly reduced (all ps < 0.001), not or capacity. in-teraction measures levels. Conclusions: Our almost exactly replicated findings original provide limited support Future direct replication research randomised-controlled trials testing other theory-driven hypotheses are encouraged.