Dispositional Mindfulness Prospectively Predicts Perceived Stress in Daily Life: A Multilevel Modeling Approach

Seventy-three participants completed baseline measures concerning their levels of dispositional mindfulness and neuroticism, then completed seven daily diaries capturing their level of perceived stress. Multilevel modeling revealed that, controlling for neuroticism, dispositional mindfulness prospectively predicted daily fluctuations in perceived stress, such that higher dispositional mindfulness predicted lower daily perceived stress.