Mindfulness and stress among undergraduate students: Examining the mediation roles of self-as-context and cognitive defusion as decentering facets.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH July 23, 2025 Junfei Lu, Yi Chen, Dhikrullah Mudathir 3 citations
Among 204 U.S. undergraduates, mindfulness relates to lower stress through two distinct facets of decentering: cognitive defusion and self-as-context. Cognitive defusion alone mediated the link between mindfulness and stress. Additionally, mindfulness influenced stress through a sequential pathway: first increasing self-as-context, which then increased cognitive defusion. These findings suggest that mindfulness may aid stress coping by fostering both cognitive defusion and self-as-context awareness.