Beyond the Unitary: Direct, Moderated, and Mediated Associations of Mindfulness Facets with Mental Health Literacy and Treatment-Seeking Attitudes.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) May 20, 2025 Matea Gerbeza, Kelsy Dąbek, Katelyn Lockinger et al. 2 citations
Dispositional mindfulness facets relate differently to mental health literacy and treatment-seeking attitudes. Describe and Non-Reactivity predicted mental health literacy, while Act with Awareness uniquely predicted treatment-seeking attitudes. Non-Reactivity amplified the link between mental health literacy and treatment-seeking attitudes. General self-efficacy fully mediated the relationships of Observe and Non-Judgment with treatment-seeking attitudes. The findings suggest that cultivating specific mindfulness skills—particularly Non-Reactivity, Describe, and Act with Awareness—may help translate mental health knowledge into actual help-seeking behavior.