Mediators of acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies for anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies have shown efficacy in the treatment of anxiety and depression. Arguably, acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies target core processes in anxiety and depression by increasing mindful attention, decentering, and acceptance. The present study identified r...

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Published in:Clinical psychology review 2022-06, Vol.94, p.102156-102156, Article 102156
Main Authors: Johannsen, Maja, Nissen, Eva Rames, Lundorff, Marie, O'Toole, Mia Skytte
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies
Anxiety
Anxiety - therapy
Anxiety Disorders - therapy
Attention
Cognitive therapy
Depression
Depression - therapy
Humans
Mediation
Meta-analysis
Mindfulness
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Summary:Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies have shown efficacy in the treatment of anxiety and depression. Arguably, acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies target core processes in anxiety and depression by increasing mindful attention, decentering, and acceptance. The present study identified randomized controlled trials of acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies for anxiety and depression. Specifically, we aimed to synthesize the indirect effect of the three putative mediators (i.e., mindful attention, decentering, acceptance) on anxiety and depression. Electronic searches yielded 4989 unique records, which were screened for eligibility by two independent raters, resulting in the identification of 33 eligible studies (30 independent trials). The overall pooled mediating effect of mindful attention, decentering, and acceptance was small to medium (r = 0.145, p 
ISSN:0272-7358
1873-7811
DOI:10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102156