Incremental validity of mindfulness skills in relation to emotional dysregulation among a young adult community sample

Anka A. Vujanovic, Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, Amit Bernstein, Laura G. McKee, Michael J. Zvolensky

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Abstract

The present investigation examined the incremental predictive validity of mindfulness skills, as measured by the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), in relation to multiple facets of emotional dysregulation, as indexed by the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), above and beyond variance explained by negative affectivity, anxiety sensitivity, and distress tolerance. Participants were a nonclinical community sample of 193 young adults (106 women, 87 men; Mage = 23.91 years). The KIMS Accepting without Judgment subscale was incrementally negatively predictive of all facets of emotional dysregulation, as measured by the DERS. Furthermore, KIMS Acting with Awareness was incrementally negatively related to difficulties engaging in goal-directed behavior. Additionally, both observing and describing mindfulness skills were incrementally negatively related to lack of emotional awareness, and describing skills also were incrementally negatively related to lack of emotional clarity. Findings are discussed in relation to advancing scientific understanding of emotional dysregulation from a mindfulness skills-based framework.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)203-213
Number of pages11
JournalCognitive Behaviour Therapy
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported, in part, by National Institute of Health Grant 1 R01 MH076629-01 to Michael J. Zvolensky. Marcel O. Bonn-Miller acknowledges the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service funds.

Keywords

  • Ders
  • Emotional dysregulation
  • Incremental validity
  • Kims
  • Mindfulness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Psychology

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