Intra-Individual and Cross-Partner Associations Between the Five Facets of Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction

Lenger, Katherine A.; Gordon, Cameron L.; Nguyen, Simone P.

doi:10.1007/s12671-016-0590-0

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“…In the present study, Cronbach's alpha for the full scale was 0.83. In recent years, it has become a common practice to investigate the role of the five facets of the scale as predictors of outcomes separately (Khaddouma et al 2015;Lenger et al 2017). In the current project, we were interested in participants' average level of mindfulness, which can best be approximated by the full scale, rather than the separate facets.…”

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Effects of a Short Online Mindfulness Intervention on Relationship Satisfaction and Partner Acceptance: the Moderating Role of Trait Mindfulness

2019

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Objectives Recently, researchers have started to investigate the potential interpersonal effects of mindfulness in the context of romantic relationships. However, most of these studies have focused on trait mindfulness and its association with relationship outcome measures. We employed a randomized, controlled design to investigate the effects of mindfulness practice on relationship quality. We also explored the role of partner acceptance as a possible mechanism of change and investigated whether baseline levels of trait mindfulness would moderate intervention effects. Methods One hundred and thirteen participants in a romantic relationship (89% women; M age = 27.27 years, SD = 8.31 years) living in the Netherlands participated in either a low-dose, online mindfulness-based intervention or a psycho-education control intervention for 12 days. Results Results indicated that general relationship satisfaction and partner acceptance increased for both conditions (F satisfaction (1,93) = 5.94, η 2 partial = 0.06, p = 0.017; F acceptance (1,93) = 4.63, η 2 partial = 0.05, p = 0.034). Among participants with relatively low baseline levels of trait mindfulness, relationship satisfaction improved more so in the mindfulness than that in the control condition (trait mindfulness × condition: B = 0.34, SE = 0.15, β = 0.40, p = 0.024). Conclusions Short, online, self-administered mindfulness-based interventions may positively impact romantic relationship quality and might be particularly effective for participants with low levels of trait mindfulness. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Effects of a Short Online Mindfulness Intervention on Relationship Satisfaction and Partner Acceptance: the Moderating Role of Trait Mindfulness

2019

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“…Mindfulness is considered as an important variable for happy marital relationships (Burpee & Langer, 2005). Previous research found a relationship between mindfulness and marital satisfaction, relationship satisfaction and quality of marriage and relationship (Barnes, Brown, Krusemark, Campbell & Rogge, 321 2007;Carson, Carson, Gil & Baucom, 2004;Deniz, 2017;Gambrel & Keeling, 2010;Jones et al, 2011;Lenger, Gordon & Nguyen, 2017;Parlar & Akgün, 2018;Wachs & Cordova, 2007;Williams & Cano, 2014). There is little research focusing on the effects of mindfulness on interpersonal relationships such as romantic relationships (Karremans et al, 2017;Jones et al, 2011).…”

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“…Bilinçli farkındalık mutlu evlilik ilişkileri için önemli bir değişken olarak görülmektedir (Burpee & Langer, 2005). Yapılan araştırmalar bilinçli farkındalığın evlilik doyumu, ilişki doyumu, evlilik ve ilişki kalitesiyle ilişkili olduğunu bulmuştur (Barnes, Brown, Krusemark, Campbell & Rogge, 2007;Carson, Carson, Gil & Baucom, 2004;Deniz, 2017;Gambrel & Keeling, 2010;Jones et al, 2011;Lenger, Gordon & Nguyen, 2017;Parlar & Akgün, 2018;Wachs & Cordova, 2007;Williams & Cano, 2014). Ancak bilinçli farkındalığın romantik ilişkiler gibi kişilerarası ilişkiler üzerine etkisinin incelendiği sınırlı sayıda araştırmalar bulunmaktadır (Karremans et al, 2017;Jones et al, 2011).…”

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The mediating role of emotional intelligence and marital adjustment in the relationship between mindfulness in marriage and subjective well-being

Erus

Deniz

2020

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This study examined the mediating role of emotional intelligence and marital adjustment in the relationship between mindfulness and subjective well-being; interpersonal mindfulness in marriage and subjective well-being. 550 married individuals (370 female and 180 male) participated in this research. “Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale”, “Mindfulness in Marriage Scale”, “Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form”, Marital Adjustment Test”, “Positive and Negative Affect Scale”, “Life Satisfaction Scale” and “Personal Information Form” were used in this research. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and path analyses, which is one of the structural equation model technics, were used for data analyses. Correlation analysis results showed that there was positively correlation between mindfulness, interpersonal mindfulness in marriage, emotional intelligence, marital adjustment and subjective well-being. Path analysis result showed that emotional intelligence fully mediated the relationship between mindfulness and subjective well–being. Besides, emotional intelligence and marital adjustment partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness in marriage and subjective well–being and model explained 51.00 % of total variance of subjective well-being. The results of the research were discussed in the light of literature and suggestions were presented.

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“…Scientific and clinical interest in trait mindfulness—the tendency to be attentive to and aware of what is taking place in present moment (Brown & Ryan, )—has grown exponentially in recent years. Although researchers have documented significant associations between trait mindfulness and markers of psychological and relational well‐being (e.g., Bowlin & Baer, ; Brown & Ryan, ; Khaddouma, Gordon, & Bolden, ; Lenger, Gordon, & Nguyen, ), measuring trait mindfulness without accounting for the contextual factors involving one's level of mindfulness may be problematic. Individuals, no matter their general tendency to be mindful, are not mindful all the time or equally mindful across all contexts.…”

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An Examination of the Association Between Relationship Mindfulness and Psychological and Relational Well‐being in Committed Couples

Kimmes

Jaurequi

Roberts

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J Marital Family Therapy

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Relationship mindfulness is the degree to which individuals tend to be mindful during interactions with romantic partners. In this study, we examined both the intrapersonal and interpersonal links between relationship mindfulness and psychological and relationship functioning in a sample of 219 couples who had been in their relationship for at least 1 year. Even when accounting for the general tendency to be mindful, relationship mindfulness was linked with markers of relationship well‐being and psychological functioning, both intrapersonally and interpersonally. The findings bring to light the importance of considering relationship mindfulness in clinical work with couples that focuses on addressing deficiencies in relationship or psychological well‐being.

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Intra-Individual and Cross-Partner Associations Between the Five Facets of Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction

Cited by 45 publications

References 32 publications

Effects of a Short Online Mindfulness Intervention on Relationship Satisfaction and Partner Acceptance: the Moderating Role of Trait Mindfulness

Effects of a Short Online Mindfulness Intervention on Relationship Satisfaction and Partner Acceptance: the Moderating Role of Trait Mindfulness

The mediating role of emotional intelligence and marital adjustment in the relationship between mindfulness in marriage and subjective well-being

An Examination of the Association Between Relationship Mindfulness and Psychological and Relational Well‐being in Committed Couples

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