The Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change in Alcohol Drinkers.

Abo Hamza, E; Yoon, A; Liu, L; Garg, A; Richard, Y; Frydecka, D; Helal, A; Moustafa, AA

The Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change in Alcohol Drinkers.

Abo Hamza, E Yoon, A Liu, L

Garg, A Richard, Y Frydecka, D Helal, A Moustafa, AA

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023, 20, (9), pp. 5690
Issue Date:: 2023-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Abo Hamza, E
dc.contributor.author	Yoon, A
dc.contributor.author	Liu, L https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8671-5098
dc.contributor.author	Garg, A
dc.contributor.author	Richard, Y
dc.contributor.author	Frydecka, D
dc.contributor.author	Helal, A
dc.contributor.author	Moustafa, AA
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-22T03:34:48Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-14
dc.date.available	2024-07-22T03:34:48Z
dc.date.issued	2023-05-01
dc.identifier.citation	Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023, 20, (9), pp. 5690
dc.identifier.issn	1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn	1660-4601
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179814
dc.description.abstract	Mindfulness is a multi-faceted construct that involves paying attention to thoughts and emotions without automatically reacting and being critical of them. Recent research has suggested that mindfulness might play an important role in reducing problematic alcohol use. Further, Readiness to Change (RTC) is related to motivation to change drinking behaviours. The RTC scale identifies motivation to change drinking behaviours including Precontemplation, Contemplation, and Action stages. The current study investigated, for the first time, the relationship between mindfulness (and its facets) and RTC in relation to drinking behaviours. Undergraduate students from Western Sydney University (N = 279) were screened for drinking levels using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and then completed the Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RCT) and the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), which includes the following facets: Acting with Awareness, Non-Judging of Inner Experience, Non-Reactivity to Inner Experience, Describing, and Observing. Results show that overall, mindfulness and its facets negatively correlated with RTC. Multiple regression analysis further showed that Awareness and Non-Judgement facets negatively predicted RTC. These findings provide insight into how the facets of mindfulness interact with the drinking motives of individuals and their intentions to change drinking behaviours. Based on these findings, we recommend the incorporation of mindfulness techniques in interventions targeting problematic drinking.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Int J Environ Res Public Health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/ijerph20095690
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Toxicology
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Mindfulness
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation
dc.subject.mesh	Intention
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Alcohol Drinking
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Alcohol Drinking
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation
dc.subject.mesh	Intention
dc.subject.mesh	Mindfulness
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Mindfulness
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation
dc.subject.mesh	Intention
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Alcohol Drinking
dc.title	The Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change in Alcohol Drinkers.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	20
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Clinical Psychology
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dc.date.updated	2024-07-22T03:34:46Z
pubs.issue	9
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	20
utslib.citation.issue	9

Abstract:

Mindfulness is a multi-faceted construct that involves paying attention to thoughts and emotions without automatically reacting and being critical of them. Recent research has suggested that mindfulness might play an important role in reducing problematic alcohol use. Further, Readiness to Change (RTC) is related to motivation to change drinking behaviours. The RTC scale identifies motivation to change drinking behaviours including Precontemplation, Contemplation, and Action stages. The current study investigated, for the first time, the relationship between mindfulness (and its facets) and RTC in relation to drinking behaviours. Undergraduate students from Western Sydney University (N = 279) were screened for drinking levels using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and then completed the Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RCT) and the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), which includes the following facets: Acting with Awareness, Non-Judging of Inner Experience, Non-Reactivity to Inner Experience, Describing, and Observing. Results show that overall, mindfulness and its facets negatively correlated with RTC. Multiple regression analysis further showed that Awareness and Non-Judgement facets negatively predicted RTC. These findings provide insight into how the facets of mindfulness interact with the drinking motives of individuals and their intentions to change drinking behaviours. Based on these findings, we recommend the incorporation of mindfulness techniques in interventions targeting problematic drinking.

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