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The influence of mindfulness, self‐compassion, psychological flexibility, and posttraumatic stress disorder on disability and quality of life over time in war veterans 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Meyer, Eric C.,Frankfurt, Sheila B.,Kimbrel, Nathan A.,DeBeer, Bryann B.,Gulliver, Suzy B.,Morrisette, Sandra B.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
  • 출판년도2018
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Journal of clinical psychology
  • 발행사항Vol.74No.7[2018]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0021-9762
  • 소개/요약Objectives: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) strongly predicts greater disability and lower quality of life (QOL). Mindfulness-based and other third-wave behavior therapy interventions improve well-being by enhancing mindfulness, self-compassion, and psychological flexibility. We hypothesized that these mechanisms of therapeutic change would comprise a single latent factor that would predict disability and QOL after accounting for PTSD symptom severity. Method: Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (N = 117) completed a study of predictors of successful reintegration. Principal axis factor analysis tested whether mindfulness, self-compassion, and psychological flexibility comprised a single latent factor. Hierarchical regression tested whether this factor predicted disability and QOL 1 year later. Results: Mindfulness, self-compassion, and psychological flexibility comprised a single factor that predicted disability and QOL after accounting for PTSD symptom severity. PTSD symptoms remained a significant predictor of disability but not QOL. Conclusions: Targeting these mechanisms may help veterans achieve functional recovery, even in the presence of PTSD symptoms.