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Clinicians' Perceptions of Mindfulness and Self-Monitoring in Enhancing Emotional Awareness : A Pilot Study
Platte, A. (2025) Clinicians' Perceptions of Mindfulness and Self-Monitoring in Enhancing Emotional Awareness : A Pilot Study.
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| Abstract: | Emotional awareness is a crucial transdiagnostic process influencing emotion regulation and psychological well-being. It is important for individuals’ overall health. Nevertheless, there is limited research regarding how specific intervention elements, such as mindfulness and self-monitoring, best enhance emotional awareness within a framework of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs). JITAIs are tailored interventions to an individual’s needs during moments of vulnerability and opportunity. This pilot study aimed to investigate how clinicians rate the effectiveness of mindfulness and self-monitoring in enhancing emotional awareness. The study tested two hypotheses: Clinicians rate mindfulness as more effective than self-monitoring in enhancing emotional awareness, and therapists focusing on cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) would rate self-monitoring as more effective than mindfulness. A survey was designed and distributed among the researchers’ networks. In the survey, participants matched different intervention elements to transdiagnostic processes. The results indicated that neither hypothesis was supported. However, the high perceived effectiveness ratings of mindfulness and self-monitoring in enhancing emotional awareness are meaningful. Given these high perceived ratings, both intervention elements should be integrated into JITAI frameworks to offer support during moments of vulnerability and opportunity. Finally, future research could build on this pilot study to further explore intervention elements in JITAI settings. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104986 |
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