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The State-Like and Skillful Aspects of Mindfulness: The Roles of Working Memory and Self-Regulation

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A common theme throughout the focal article (Hyland, Lee, & Mills, 2015) suggests that mindfulness is associated with a range of benefits, but the phenomenon itself is not well defined and conceptualized. Throughout the research area, mindfulness has been defined as a trait, as a skill, and, most commonly, as a state. In order to advance a productive research area, conceptual clarity is needed to further distinguish between these aspects of mindfulness. In this commentary, I will (a) provide a distinction between mindfulness as a state and the skill of entering a mindful state, (b) outline the implications of skillful mindfulness for working memory capacity (WMC) and job performance, and (c) discuss the conflicting hypotheses of state mindfulness and self-regulation.

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  • Merlo, Kelsey L., 2015. "The State-Like and Skillful Aspects of Mindfulness: The Roles of Working Memory and Self-Regulation," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 8(4), pages 633-638, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:inorps:v:8:y:2015:i:04:p:633-638_00
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