Implicit beliefs of emotion and anxiety in psychotherapy

Reffi, Anthony N.; Darnell, Benjamin C.; Himmerich, Sara J.; White, Karen J.

doi:10.1007/s11031-019-09794-6

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“…Given the paucity of research on the malleability of beliefs about emotions, there are few studies to compare our findings with. However, the findings are generally consistent with two other studies showing that psychotherapy can change beliefs that anxiety is malleable (De Castella et al, 2015;Reffi, et al, 2020). Our study extends this emerging line of research by identifying specific beliefs about emotion that may be modifiable by EFT and may contribute to changes in binge eating pathology.…”

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The Role of Beliefs About Emotions in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Binge-Eating Disorder

Glisenti

Strodl

King

2022

J Contemp Psychother

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Individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED) often experience emotion regulation deficits, including negative beliefs about emotions and low emotional expressivity. The current exploratory study examined whether emotion-focused therapy (EFT) for BED could change negative beliefs about emotions and emotional expressivity. Twenty participants were randomly allocated to either immediate treatment of 12 weekly one-hour sessions of EFT for BED, or a waitlist control group. Beliefs about emotions and emotional expressivity were assessed before and after 12 sessions of EFT or 12 weeks on the waitlist. A repeated measures ANOVA was used to examine beliefs about emotions and emotional expressivity changes. EFT for BED resulted in significant changes in particular beliefs about emotions (Overwhelming and uncontrollable, shameful and irrational, invalid and meaningless, and total score on the beliefs about emotions questionnaire) but not emotional expressivity treatment outcomes. This pilot study provides preliminary evidence that EFT may be effective in improving maladaptive beliefs about emotions in adults with BED.Trial registration ACTRN12620000563965, 14 May 2020, retrospectively registered.

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The Role of Beliefs About Emotions in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Binge-Eating Disorder

Glisenti

Strodl

King

2022

J Contemp Psychother

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“…Nevertheless, several studies using this scale have identified implicit beliefs as a single-dimensional psychological construct simply by reverse-coding certain factors (mostly those pertaining to entity belief) without considering the influence of each belief (Cabello & Fernández-Berrocal, 2015; Reffi et al, 2020; Tarbetsky et al, 2016). In other studies (Blackwell et al, 2007; Hughes, 2015), a fixed cut-off method using deviation scores was applied to classify groups with certain attributes of high or low malleability following Dweck et al (1995a), in which the researchers classified four or more points into incremental belief and three or fewer points into entity belief (on 6-point Likert scale).…”

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Revisiting the Validity of the Implicit Beliefs Measure: Focusing on Dimensionality and Discriminability of the CNAAQ-2 (Conceptions of the Nature of Athletic Ability Questionnaire-2) in the Context of South Korean Adolescent Football Players

Jang,

Hwang,

Kang

2024

Sage Open

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The aim of the current study was to verify the internal and external validity of the construct of implicit beliefs concept in the sports context, the Conceptions of the Nature of Athletic Ability Questionnaire-2 (CNAAQ-2). The data of this study were collected from 322 adolescent football players by using CNAAQ-2 and MT (Mental Toughness) Questionnaires. The CFA was employed to examine internal validity (dimensionality), and the ANOVA with the K-means cluster analysis was conducted to examine external validity (discriminability). The results of the CFA supported convergent and discriminant validity of the specific factors (incremental / entity belief) but did not support the significance of the general factor (implicit beliefs). The results of clustering showed that implicit beliefs propensity is divided into three clusters. ANOVA, which set these clusters as an independent variable, showed significant differences for the MT. Based on these results, considerations in the utilization of CNAAQ-2 were discussed.

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“…Earlier research has delved into beliefs about similar constructs, such as beliefs about willpower, self-regulation, anxiety, emotions, or even mind wandering (Job et al, 2010; Karnaze & Levine, 2020; Plaks et al, 2009; Reffi et al, 2020; Zedelius & Schooler, 2017). For example, nonlimited willpower beliefs were associated with better self-regulation and higher grades (Job et al, 2015), while growth self-regulation and controllable mind-wandering mindsets were related to longer perseverance, resistance to everyday temptations, less intrusive thoughts, and less mind-wandering (Zedelius et al, 2021).…”

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“Mindfulset”—Harnessing or unleashing learning potential through mindfulness mindset.

Orosz,

Török,

Takacs

et al. 2024

Journal of Educational Psychology

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This research introduces the "Mindfulness Mindset Scale," a concise and reliable tool designed to measure beliefs about the malleability of mindfulness skills. Study 1 (N = 285) revealed a single-factor structure through exploratory factor analysis, further validated in Study 2 (N = 286) using confirmatory factor analysis. Studies 3a (N = 266) and 3b (N = 320) revealed associations between the Mindfulness Mindset Scale and other measures of mindset, trait mindfulness, and coping, showing reasonable convergent and divergent validity. Study 4 (N = 470) showed the predictive validity of the mindfulness mindset, being correlated with behavioral persistence, effort, resilience, challenge-seeking, and academic grades. Study 5 (N = 320) supported the academic correlates of malleable beliefs of mindfulness beyond the mental health factors from Study 3 in two countries. In Study 6 (N French = 613, N Hungarian = 524), we demonstrated that a well-established learning mindset intervention can lead to changes in mindfulness mindset in two national contexts. Finally, a brief mindfulness mindset intervention designed for Study 7 (N = 208) also led to changes in malleability beliefs about mindfulness skills. These behavioral results suggest that beliefs about mindfulness being malleable are a novel construct distinct from trait mindfulness. Such beliefs are related to adaptive psychological mechanisms relevant in educational contexts, considering students' coping, mastery behavior, and academic performance. Importantly, these beliefs can be modified by brief interventions. Educational Impact and Implications StatementThis research underscores how beliefs about the malleability of mindfulness can influence educational outcomes. A brief, valid, and reliable measure can assess these beliefs. Besides grade point average, this survey can also predict mastery behaviors like resilience, effort, perseverance, challenge-seeking, and academic grades. The study also found that these beliefs can be changed through psychologically wise interventions focused on learning and mindfulness. Rod D. Roscoe served as action editor. Gábor Orosz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5883-6861 Gábor Orosz was supported by the Northern French Strategic Dialogue (Phases 1 and 2), STaRS, and Chaire de Professeur Junior Grants. Special thanks to the Schmidt Foundation postdoc grant that made it possible to study the links between growth mindset and mindfulness at Stanford University. Ethics approval was provided by the Institutional Ethical Board of Eötvös Loránd University (2015/50, 2016/39). All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation in the study. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. The data and the analytics that support the findings of this study are available online: https://osf.io/ e6nrg/?view_only=c1d074f14d55485c924ab3896b811247.

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Implicit beliefs of emotion and anxiety in psychotherapy

Cited by 10 publications

References 50 publications

The Role of Beliefs About Emotions in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Binge-Eating Disorder

The Role of Beliefs About Emotions in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Binge-Eating Disorder

Revisiting the Validity of the Implicit Beliefs Measure: Focusing on Dimensionality and Discriminability of the CNAAQ-2 (Conceptions of the Nature of Athletic Ability Questionnaire-2) in the Context of South Korean Adolescent Football Players

“Mindfulset”—Harnessing or unleashing learning potential through mindfulness mindset.

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