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Background: Self-help interventions intended to help nonclinical individuals regulate their emotions can have important social benefits (i.e., mental disorder prevention, wellbeing promotion). However, their mean effect size on wellbeing is generally low, possibly because there are considerable betweenindividual differences in the response to these interventions. The present study examined whether individuals' baseline levels of emotional wellbeing and engagement in emotion regulation strategies moderate the effects on these same variables of a 4-week self-help cognitive-behavioral intervention intended for typical adults.Methods: Data were collected from 158 nonclinical French adults (n = 95 for the control group, n = 63 for the cognitive-behavioral group) using experience sampling. Emotional wellbeing was assessed, as well as the engagement in three emotion regulation strategies (i.e., cognitive reappraisal, problem solving, and appreciation).Results: As expected, the posttest scores on some variables were significantly predicted by the interactions between the intervention and the pretest scores on these same variables. In particular, it was the participants with the most negative baseline levels (i.e., low emotional wellbeing, low engagement in appreciation) who benefitted most from the intervention. Discussion: Results are discussed in the light of current knowledge on between-individual differences in how individuals respond to interventions.

a b s t r a c tWe present a search for b + /EC double beta decay of 120 Te performed with the CUORICINO experiment, an array of TeO 2 cryogenic bolometers. After collecting 0.0573 kg Á y of 120 Te, we see no evidence of a signal and therefore set the following limits on the half-life: T 0m 1=2 > 1:9 Á 10 21 y at 90% C.L. for the 0m mode and T 2m 1=2 > 7:6 Á 10 19 y at 90% C.L. for the 2m mode. These results improve the existing limits by almost three orders of magnitude (four in the case of 0m mode).

This preliminary study aimed to understand the effects of an autonomous mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on mindlessness propensities: rumination, automatic pilot functioning, and attentional distractibility. The ecological momentary assessment was completed by community participants assigned to two nonrandomized groups: an experimental group (n = 45) that practiced 20-minute daily mindfulness meditation for 42 days and a control group (n = 44) that was on the waiting list for the MBI. All participants completed a self-assessment on rumination and mindlessness propensities twice a day. The MBI led to a favorable gradual decrease in automatic pilot functioning and attentional distractibility. Rumination evolved in three stages: a rapid decrease during the first week, a stabilization phase between the 10th and 30th days, and an additional decrease after 30 days of practice. This innovative study provides a promising perspective regarding rumination, automatic pilot functioning, and attentional distractibility dynamic trajectories over the course of an MBI.

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Background: Self-criticism and self-reassurance are internal processes of self-to-self relating that have received increasing attention in psychology. The Forms of Self-Criticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS), which was first studied by Gilbert, Clarke, Hempel, Miles, and Irons, is a self-report instrument that has been used in various populations and has shown satisfactory reliability. The goal of this work is to explore the psychometric properties of a French version of the scale in a large nonclinical sample. Method: Data from 285 nonclinical participants were analysed.Results: Confirmatory factor analysis indicated an acceptable to good fit of the FSCRS items to a three-factor model. Good internal consistency and convergent validity were found. Conclusions:The French validation results corroborate previous findings in a nonclinical population and confirm that the French version of the FSCRS is a robust and reliable instrument.

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