The Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change in Alcohol Drinkers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Transtheoretical Model for Change
1.2. Readiness to Change
1.3. Mindfulness and Alcohol Use
1.4. The Current Study
2. Method
2.1. Participants
2.1.1. Demographic Information Questionnaire
2.1.2. Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
2.1.3. Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RTCQ)
2.1.4. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
2.2. Procedure
3. Results
Relationships between Mindfulness Facets and Readiness to Change
4. Discussion
5. Research Contributions
6. Limitations and Future Directions
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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RTC Total | FFMQ Total | 1. Observing | 2. Describing | 3. Awareness | 4. Non-Judgment | 5. Non-Reactivity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ||||||
−0.19 ** | - | |||||
0.044 | 0.27 ** | - | ||||
−0.13 * | 0.77 ** | 0.30 ** | - | |||
−0.14 * | 0.48 ** | −0.49 ** | 0.20 ** | - | ||
−0.17 ** | 0.47 ** | −0.53 ** | 0.107 | 0.65 ** | - | |
−0.039 | 0.42 ** | 0.52 ** | 0.317 ** | −0.36 ** | −0.27 ** | — |
Variable | B | SE | β | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Observing | 0.039 | 0.101 | 0.032 | 0.387 | 0.699 |
Describing | 0.049 | 0.095 | 0.035 | 0.514 | 0.607 |
Awareness | −0.335 | 0.097 | −0.274 | −3.442 | 0.001 ** |
Non-Judgement | −0.198 | 0.087 | −0.176 | −2.264 | 0.024 * |
Non-Reactivity | 0.089 | 0.111 | 0.057 | 0.799 | 0.425 |
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Abo Hamza, E.; Yoon, A.; Liu, L.; Garg, A.; Richard, Y.; Frydecka, D.; Helal, A.; Moustafa, A.A. The Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change in Alcohol Drinkers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5690. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095690
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. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(9):5690. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095690
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbo Hamza, Eid, Adam Yoon, Liquan Liu, Anchal Garg, Yuliya Richard, Dorota Frydecka, Ahmed Helal, and Ahmed A. Moustafa. 2023. "The Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change in Alcohol Drinkers" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 9: 5690. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095690