APS

2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

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

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · General

Session: Poster Session IX

Authors

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.

Mindfulness and Meditation