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Title: | Association among dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and leukocyte telomere length in Chinese adults | Authors: | Keng, Shian-Ling Yim, Onn Siong San Lai, Poh Chew, Soo Hong Ebstein, Richard P |
Keywords: | Social Sciences Psychology, Multidisciplinary Psychology Leukocyte telomere length Cellular aging Mindfulness Self-compassion CONSTRUCT-VALIDITY MAJOR DEPRESSION STRESS ANXIETY MEDITATION DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE EROSION FACETS LONG |
Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2019 | Publisher: | SPRINGERNATURE | Citation: | Keng, Shian-Ling, Yim, Onn Siong, San Lai, Poh, Chew, Soo Hong, Ebstein, Richard P (2019-01-01). Association among dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and leukocyte telomere length in Chinese adults. BMC PSYCHOLOGY 7 (1). ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-019-0323-y | Abstract: | © 2019 The Author(s). Background: Whereas meditation training has been purported to support slower cellular aging, little work has explored the association among different facets of dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and cellular aging. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between leukocyte telomere length (LTL), an index of cellular aging, dispositional mindfulness, and self-compassion in a sample of Singaporean Chinese adults. Methods: One hundred and fifty-eight Chinese adults (mean age = 27.24 years; 63.3% female) were recruited from the community and completed self-report measures assessing dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and psychological symptoms, as well as provided blood samples for analyses of LTL. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the role of trait mindfulness and self-compassion in predicting LTL, taking into consideration potential covariates such as chronological age and psychological symptoms. Results: Results showed that nonreactivity, one of the five facets of dispositional mindfulness, was significantly associated with LTL, after controlling for chronological age. There was also a trend for dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and their selected facets (i.e., nonjudging, common humanity, and de-identification) to each be associated with longer LTL. Conclusions: Overall, the findings provide preliminary support for the association among aspects of dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and aging. In particular, individuals high on nonreactivity experience slower aging at the cellular level, likely through engaging in more adaptive coping mechanisms. | Source Title: | BMC PSYCHOLOGY | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/206169 | ISSN: | 20507283 | DOI: | 10.1186/s40359-019-0323-y |
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