TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-expansion as a mediator of relationship improvements in a mindfulness intervention
AU - Carson, James W.
AU - Carson, Kimberly M.
AU - Gil, Karen M.
AU - Baucom, Donald H.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - In a recent randomized controlled trial, couples participating in a mindfulness-based relationship enhancement program demonstrated significant improvements in relationship satisfaction and relationship distress (Carson, Carson, Gil, & Baucom, 2004). Here we report on a multiple mediation analysis of these couples' improvements. Potential mediators included measures of couples' engagement in exciting self-expanding activities, couples' ability to accept one another's difficult characteristics, and individual partners' ability to relax. Results indicate that to a large extent, the mindfulness-related relationship improvements can be attributed to partners' sense that they were participating in exciting self-expanding activities together during the course of the intervention. The implications of these findings for future mindfulness research are discussed.
AB - In a recent randomized controlled trial, couples participating in a mindfulness-based relationship enhancement program demonstrated significant improvements in relationship satisfaction and relationship distress (Carson, Carson, Gil, & Baucom, 2004). Here we report on a multiple mediation analysis of these couples' improvements. Potential mediators included measures of couples' engagement in exciting self-expanding activities, couples' ability to accept one another's difficult characteristics, and individual partners' ability to relax. Results indicate that to a large extent, the mindfulness-related relationship improvements can be attributed to partners' sense that they were participating in exciting self-expanding activities together during the course of the intervention. The implications of these findings for future mindfulness research are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2007.00035.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2007.00035.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17935533
AN - SCOPUS:35348921702
SN - 0194-472X
VL - 33
SP - 517
EP - 528
JO - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
IS - 4
ER -