Research on mindfulness, defined as paying conscious and non-judgmental attention to present-moment experiences, has increased rapidly in the past decade but has focused almost entirely on the benefits of mindfulness for individual well-being. This article considers the role of mindfulness in romantic relationships. Although strong claims have been made about the potentially powerful role of mindfulness in creating better relationships, it is less clear whether, when, and how this may occur. This article integrates the literatures on mindfulness and romantic relationship science, and sketches a theory-driven model and future research agenda to test possible pathways of when and how mindfulness may affect romantic relationship functioning. We review some initial direct and indirect evidence relevant to the proposed model. Finally, we discuss the implications of how studying mindfulness may further our understanding of romantic relationship (dys)functioning, and how mindfulness may be a promising and effective tool in couple interventions.

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桥接正念和浪漫关系科学。

关于正念的研究被定义为对当下的经历给予有意识的和非判断性的关注，在过去的十年中增长迅速，但几乎完全集中于正念对个人福祉的益处。本文考虑了正念在浪漫关系中的作用。尽管人们对正念在建立更好的人际关系中的潜在强大作用提出了强有力的主张，但尚不清楚这种情况是否会发生，何时发生以及如何发生。本文将有关正念和恋爱关系科学的文献进行整合，并勾画出理论驱动的模型和未来的研究议程，以测试正念可能何时以及如何影响恋爱关系的正常运转。我们回顾了与该模型相关的一些初始直接和间接证据。最后，