Date of Award
12-4-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Page Anderson, Ph.D. - Chair
Second Advisor
Diana Robins, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Lisa Lilenfeld, Ph.D.
Abstract
The present study examined the relation between self-report mindfulness and performance on tasks measuring abilities for three aspects of attention: sustained, selective, and attention switching. Because attention regulation has been described as a core component of mindfulness, and past research suggests that experience with mindfulness meditation is associated with improved attentional skills, the present study predicted that higher self-report mindfulness would be positively related to performance on tasks of attention. Fifty undergraduate students completed self-report mindfulness questionnaires and completed a battery of attention tasks. There was mixed support for the relation between mindfulness scores and sustained attention, such that higher mindfulness scores as measured by the MAAS and CAMS-R were negatively related to target omissions on the CPT-II, but were not related to RT variability on the CPT-II or PASAT performance. Findings are discussed in the context of the measurement of self-report mindfulness, and directions for future research are considered.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1061206
Recommended Citation
Schmertz, Stefan Kennedy, "The Relation between Self-Report Mindfulness and Performance on Tasks of Attention." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1061206