INS NYC 2024 Program

Poster	Poster Session 01 Program Schedule 02/14/2024 02:30 pm - 03:45 pm Poster Session 01: Cognitive, Psychotherapeutic, and Psychosocial Intervention/Rehabilitation Final Abstract #61 Awareness with Nonjudgement: The Role of Mindful Acceptance in Improving Mind-Wandering Lynley Turkelson, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, United States Quintino Mano, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States Category: Cognitive Intervention/Rehabilitation Keyword 1: attention Keyword 2: executive functions Keyword 3: teleneuropsychology Objective: Multiple studies have shown mindfulness to be an effective tool in reducing mind-wandering. Some studies define mindfulness purely as maintaining awareness of the present moment, while others also include nonjudgement, or acceptance, in their definition of mindfulness. Because of this variability among studies in terms of how mindfulness is operationally defined, there have been mixed results among studies regarding the role of acceptance in mindfulness training for mind-wandering. However, work by Teper (2013) suggests that acceptance—in addition to mindful awareness—contributes to the efficacy of mindfulness through its effect on executive functioning (e.g., inhibition). We hypothesized that receiving acceptance-enhanced mindfulness training would reduce mind-wandering and increase inhibitory control compared to mindfulness training without acceptance and compared to an active control group. Participants and Methods: Our final sample included n = 92 individuals who were divided into three groups: acceptance-enhanced mindfulness training, mindfulness training without acceptance, and a control condition. Due to disruptions from COVID-19, the study was conducted through an online study platform (Inquisit, 2021). Four mixed-methods 3 x 2 ANOVAs were run examining the effect of training type on each of the mind-wandering and inhibition variables at two timepoints. Results: There was no effect of training type on any of the main dependent variables, though there was an effect of time for some variables. Conclusions: Limitations of the online study format are discussed in regard to their potential contributions to null results. Topics for future research and the implications for study design are considered.

Poster

02/14/2024
02:30 pm - 03:45 pm

Poster Session 01: Cognitive, Psychotherapeutic, and Psychosocial Intervention/Rehabilitation

Final Abstract #61

Awareness with Nonjudgement: The Role of Mindful Acceptance in Improving Mind-Wandering

Lynley Turkelson, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, United States
Quintino Mano, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States

Category: Cognitive Intervention/Rehabilitation

Keyword 1: attention
Keyword 2: executive functions
Keyword 3: teleneuropsychology

Objective:

Multiple studies have shown mindfulness to be an effective tool in reducing mind-wandering. Some studies define mindfulness purely as maintaining awareness of the present moment, while others also include nonjudgement, or acceptance, in their definition of mindfulness. Because of this variability among studies in terms of how mindfulness is operationally defined, there have been mixed results among studies regarding the role of acceptance in mindfulness training for mind-wandering. However, work by Teper (2013) suggests that acceptance—in addition to mindful awareness—contributes to the efficacy of mindfulness through its effect on executive functioning (e.g., inhibition). We hypothesized that receiving acceptance-enhanced mindfulness training would reduce mind-wandering and increase inhibitory control compared to mindfulness training without acceptance and compared to an active control group.

Participants and Methods:

Our final sample included n = 92 individuals who were divided into three groups: acceptance-enhanced mindfulness training, mindfulness training without acceptance, and a control condition. Due to disruptions from COVID-19, the study was conducted through an online study platform (Inquisit, 2021). Four mixed-methods 3 x 2 ANOVAs were run examining the effect of training type on each of the mind-wandering and inhibition variables at two timepoints.

Results:

There was no effect of training type on any of the main dependent variables, though there was an effect of time for some variables.

Conclusions:

Limitations of the online study format are discussed in regard to their potential contributions to null results. Topics for future research and the implications for study design are considered.