Individual Differences in Decentering Corresponds with Leaders' Attentional Control

Poster Session V

Keyword: Attention and Distraction

Abstract: This study examined the relationship between decentering—a mindfulness skill—and attentional control, measured by sustained attention task performance, in senior military leaders (N=91). Greater decentering correlated with higher accuracy, motivating efforts to bolster decentering through mindfulness training as a means to enhance attentional control and psychological health.

• Jason Tsukahara (Presenting Author)
• Ekaterina Denkova (Author)
• Catalina Sanchez (Author)
• Amishi Jha (Author)