{"id":2006,"date":"2019-11-19T10:27:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/mindfulness\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:35:53","slug":"psychological-mechanisms-driving-stress-resilience-in-mindfulness-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/mindfulness\/2019\/11\/19\/psychological-mechanisms-driving-stress-resilience-in-mindfulness-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological Mechanisms Driving Stress Resilience in Mindfulness Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many mindfulness-based interventions include two principal components, both monitoring present moment experience and cultivating an attitude of acceptance and equanimity.\u00a0 In this study, the investigators evaluated the effects of a program that included both components (standard MBSR) with a program that just focused on monitoring attention without cultivating acceptance or non-judging.\u00a0 They randomly assigned participants to either a standard 8 week MBSR program, to an 8 week program that just taught monitoring and attention skills without addressing acceptance, or to a group that received no training.\u00a0 They found that the standard MBSR program resulted in a greater reduction in stress ratings and experiencing feelings of stress in daily life, as well as an increase in non judgment, compared to the other two groups. 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