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Citation |
Heppner WL, Kernis MH, Lakey CE, Campbell WK, Goldman BM, Davis PJ, Cascio EV. Aggressive Behav. 2008; 34(5): 486-496. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia 30602-3013, USA. whithepp@uga.edu |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2008, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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18464229 |
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Abstract |
Recent research and theory suggest that mindfulness, or enhanced attention and awareness in the present moment [Brown and Ryan, 2003], may be linked to lower levels of ego-involvement and, as a result, may have implications for lowering hostility and aggressive behavior. Accordingly, we conducted two studies to examine the potential aggression-mitigating role of mindfulness. In Study 1, we found that dispositional mindfulness correlated negatively with self-reported aggressiveness and hostile attribution bias. In Study 2, participants made mindful before receiving social rejection feedback displayed less-aggressive behavior than did rejected participants not made mindful. Discussion centers on potential mechanisms by which mindfulness operates to reduce aggressive behavior. Language: en |