Mindfulness changes construal level: An experimental investigation

Chan, EY; Wang, Y

Mindfulness changes construal level: An experimental investigation

Chan, EY

Wang, Y

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Citation:: Journal of experimental psychology. General, 2019, 148 (9), pp. 1656 - 1664
Issue Date:: 2019-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Chan, EY https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6847-6545	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wang, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-7755	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of experimental psychology. General, 2019, 148 (9), pp. 1656 - 1664	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/138890
dc.description.abstract	Mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment and accepting any thoughts or feelings that might arise without judgment. Mindfulness can influence a number of outcomes. Currently, we are interested if it influences people's level of mental construal. Two central dimensions of mindfulness (focusing on the present, and Openness to Experience) can lead to diverging predictions. While focusing on the present may produce a concrete construal level, openness to experience may facilitate an abstract construal level instead. We conducted 2 experiments to test the effect of a brief mindfulness induction on construal level. Mindfulness prompted participants to think more abstractly (Experiment 1), which was mediated by Openness to Experience (Experiment 2). Thus, mindfulness may prompt how people process information more broadly. We situate our research in the broader literature on mindfulness and reconcile our findings with previous work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of experimental psychology. General	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1037/xge0000654	en_US
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dc.subject.classification	Experimental Psychology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Attention	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cognition	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Emotions	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Judgment	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mindfulness	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Thinking	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.title	Mindfulness changes construal level: An experimental investigation	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	9	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	148	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Marketing Discipline
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Abstract:

Mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment and accepting any thoughts or feelings that might arise without judgment. Mindfulness can influence a number of outcomes. Currently, we are interested if it influences people's level of mental construal. Two central dimensions of mindfulness (focusing on the present, and Openness to Experience) can lead to diverging predictions. While focusing on the present may produce a concrete construal level, openness to experience may facilitate an abstract construal level instead. We conducted 2 experiments to test the effect of a brief mindfulness induction on construal level. Mindfulness prompted participants to think more abstractly (Experiment 1), which was mediated by Openness to Experience (Experiment 2). Thus, mindfulness may prompt how people process information more broadly. We situate our research in the broader literature on mindfulness and reconcile our findings with previous work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

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