Awareness, Acceptance and Their Interplay: Nonjudgmental Acceptance and Mental Health in an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

Poster Session IX

Keyword: Mindfulness and Meditation

Abstract: We investigated the relationship between trait-level acceptance, momentary awareness, and mental health symptoms using a 14-day video-based Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). We discovered that awareness increased over time and that greater awareness only improved mental health when combined with acceptance, underscoring the mechanisms through which awareness can support mental well-being.

• Matthew Kaharudin (Presenting Author)
• Nicole Hendry (Author)
• Simon Goldberg (Author)
• Hadley Rahrig (Author)
• Vikas Singh (Author)
• Yixuan Li (Author)
• Yogesh Prabhu (Author)
• Ziyue Zhang (Author)
• Robin Goldman (Author)
• Nathan Vack (Author)
• Raquel Tatar (Author)
• Richard Davidson (Author)
• Christine Wilson-Mendenhall (Author)