TY - JOUR
T1 - On being aware and accepting : a one-year longitudinal study into adolescent well-being
AU - Ciarrochi, Joseph
AU - Kasdan, Todd B.
AU - Leeson, Peter
AU - Heaven, Patrick
AU - Jordan, Carlie
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The nature and potential benefit of awareness and experiential acceptance in adolescence remains neglected and understudied. To address this gap in the literature, 776 students (50% female) in Grade 10 completed measures of mindfulness, emotional awareness, and experiential acceptance, as well as measures of major personality traits. To study prospective changes, assessments of emotional well-being were completed across a 1-year interval. Analyses revealed that " Acting with Awareness" (engaging fully in one's current activity with undivided attention), emotional awareness, and experiential acceptance where all linked to prosocial tendencies and uniquely predicted increases in well-being across the year. Observing experience (noticing, observing, and attending to a variety of stimuli) was correlated with positive and negative aspects of personality and did not predict changes in well-being. We discuss the implications for understanding awareness and acceptance in youth.
AB - The nature and potential benefit of awareness and experiential acceptance in adolescence remains neglected and understudied. To address this gap in the literature, 776 students (50% female) in Grade 10 completed measures of mindfulness, emotional awareness, and experiential acceptance, as well as measures of major personality traits. To study prospective changes, assessments of emotional well-being were completed across a 1-year interval. Analyses revealed that " Acting with Awareness" (engaging fully in one's current activity with undivided attention), emotional awareness, and experiential acceptance where all linked to prosocial tendencies and uniquely predicted increases in well-being across the year. Observing experience (noticing, observing, and attending to a variety of stimuli) was correlated with positive and negative aspects of personality and did not predict changes in well-being. We discuss the implications for understanding awareness and acceptance in youth.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/535141
U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.09.003
M3 - Article
SN - 1095-9254
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 34
SP - 695
EP - 703
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 4
ER -