Abstract

Although a great deal of research has shown the positive effects of mindfulness on mental health, some studies have provided evidence that mindfulness can have negative consequences. However, not much is known about the conditions that can account for such negative effects. We examined the moderating roles of difficulties in emotion regulation and basic psychological need frustration in the relationship between mindfulness and psychological ill-being. Longitudinal data were collected at three points in time during a 6-month period from two adult samples in Turkey and Germany. Self-report measures were used to measure ill-being, mindfulness, emotion regulation difficulties, and need frustration. In the German sample, difficulties in emotion regulation and need frustration were related to ill-being, but there were no significant interactions. In the Turkish sample, need frustration predicted ill-being, and the interaction between mindfulness and difficulties in emotion regulation also predicted ill-being. Mindfulness was a protective factor among people with no major difficulties in emotion regulation, whereas it was a risk factor among those with emotion regulation difficulties. The findings suggest that the relationship between mindfulness and ill-being may be more complex than previously thought.

摘要

尽管大量研究表明正念对心理健康有积极影响，但一些研究提供了证据表明正念可能会产生负面影响。然而，关于可以解释这种负面影响的条件知之甚少。我们研究了情绪调节困难和基本心理需要挫折在正念和心理不适之间的关系中的调节作用。在 6 个月期间，从土耳其和德国的两个成人样本中收集了三个时间点的纵向数据。自我报告测量用于测量不适、正念、情绪调节困难和需要挫败感。在德国样本中，情绪调节困难和需要挫折与不适有关，但没有显着的相互作用。在土耳其样本中，需求挫折预示着不幸，正念与情绪调节困难之间的相互作用也预示着不幸。正念是情绪调节没有重大困难的人的保护因素，而情绪调节困难的人是危险因素。研究结果表明，正念和病痛之间的关系可能比以前想象的要复杂。