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  • Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Rumination is linked to increased anger and aggression.
  • Mindfulness, characterized by present-focused awareness, may mitigate rumination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between mindfulness, rumination, and aggression.
  • To investigate if rumination mediates the effect of mindfulness on aggression.

Main Methods:

  • Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data from two studies.
  • Correlational data were analyzed to assess mediation pathways.

Main Results:

  • A pattern of correlations suggested rumination partially mediates the link between mindfulness and hostility, anger, and verbal aggression.
  • This mediation pattern was not observed for physical aggression.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support the hypothesis that mindfulness may reduce aggression by decreasing rumination.
  • Further longitudinal and experimental research on mindfulness and aggression is warranted.