Citation

Goldstein E, Topitzes J, Brown RL, Barrett B. J. Health Psychol. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1359105318772608.

Affiliation

University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105318772608

PMID

29733230

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of mindfulness and exercise training on indicators of mental health and stress by examining shared mediators of program effects. Community-recruited adults ( N = 413) were randomized into one of three conditions: (a) mindfulness-based stress reduction, (b) moderate intensity exercise, or (c) wait-list control. Composite indicator structural equation models estimated direct, indirect, and total effects.

RESULTS showed that mindfulness-based self-efficacy fulfilled a prominent role in mediating meditation and exercise program effects.

FINDINGS suggest that mindfulness and exercise training share similar mechanisms that can improve global mental health, including adaptive responses to stress.

Language: en

Keywords

exercise; meditation; mental health; mindfulness-based stress reduction; perceived stress