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  • Mindfulness Research

Background:

  • Body awareness (BA) is theorized as a key mechanism in mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs).
  • Empirical evidence for BA's mediating role in MBIs remains limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess MBI effects on self-reported and indirect BA.
  • To investigate BA's mediating role between MBIs and symptomatology.
  • To explore other psychological processes as mediators alongside BA.

Main Methods:

  • A non-randomized controlled trial with 148 participants (89 MBI, 59 control).
  • Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires assessed BA and psychological processes.
  • A subsample (n=86) completed an indirect BA task.

Main Results:

  • MBIs significantly improved self-reported BA, but not indirect BA measures.
  • MBIs reduced symptomatology, with effects mediated by BA dimensions.
  • Multiple mediator models indicated pathways involving BA and transdiagnostic processes.

Conclusions:

  • Self-reported body awareness is a significant mediator of MBI effectiveness in reducing symptomatology.
  • MBIs impact symptomatology through interconnected pathways involving BA and other psychological factors.