title: Exploring relations among mindfulness facets and various meditation practices: Do they work in different ways?
abstract: Several meditation practices are associated with mindfulness-based interventions but little is known about their specific effects on the development of different mindfulness facets. This study aimed to assess the relations among different practice variables, types of meditation, and mindfulness facets. The final sample was composed of 185 participants who completed an on-line survey, including information on the frequency and duration of each meditation practice, lifetime practice, and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire. A Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes structural model was specified, estimated, and tested. Results showed that the Model's overall fit was adequate: χ2(1045)=1542.800 (p<0.001), CFI=0.902, RMSEA=0.042. Results revealed that mindfulness facets were uniquely related to the different variables and types of meditation. Our findings showed the importance of specific practices in promoting mindfulness, compared to compassion and informal practices, and they pointed out which one fits each mindfulness facet better.
authors.affiliation: Universitat de València, València, Spain; Ciber Fisipathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: ausias.cebolla@uv.es.
authors.forename: Ausiàs
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cebolla
authors.affiliation: Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain. Electronic address: camposd@uji.es.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Universitat de València, València, Spain. Electronic address: laura.galiana@uv.es.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galiana
authors.affiliation: Universitat de València, València, Spain. Electronic address: amparo.oliver@uv.es.
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.affiliation: Universitat de València, València, Spain. Electronic address: jose.m.tomas@uv.es.
authors.forename: Jose Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tomás
authors.affiliation: Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, St. Boi de Llobregat, Spain; Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: a.feliu@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feliu-Soler
authors.affiliation: Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain; Hospital de Sant Pau i la Santa Creu, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau IIB SantPau, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: fjsolerri@santpau.cat.
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.affiliation: Hospital Miguel Servet & University of Zaragoza, Red de Investigación en Atención primaria (REDIAPP), Instituto Investigaciones Sanitarias, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: jgarcamp@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Campayo
authors.affiliation: Mente Aberta - Brazilian Center for Mindfulness and Health Promotion, Universidad Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: marcelodemarzo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demarzo
authors.affiliation: Universitat de València, València, Spain; Ciber Fisipathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: banos@uv.es.
authors.forename: Rosa María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Baños
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001364:Awareness / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness
keywords: Attention; Body awareness; Emotion regulation; Mechanisms; Mindfulness