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The influence of mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and posttraumatic stress disorder on disability and quality of life over time in war veterans.

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Meyer, EC; Frankfurt, SB; Kimbrel, NA; DeBeer, BB; Gulliver, SB; Morrisette, SB
Published in: J Clin Psychol
July 2018

OBJECTIVES: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) strongly predicts greater disability and lower quality of life (QOL). Mindfulness-based and other third-wave behavior therapy interventions improve well-being by enhancing mindfulness, self-compassion, and psychological flexibility. We hypothesized that these mechanisms of therapeutic change would comprise a single latent factor that would predict disability and QOL after accounting for PTSD symptom severity. METHOD: Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (N = 117) completed a study of predictors of successful reintegration. Principal axis factor analysis tested whether mindfulness, self-compassion, and psychological flexibility comprised a single latent factor. Hierarchical regression tested whether this factor predicted disability and QOL 1 year later. RESULTS: Mindfulness, self-compassion, and psychological flexibility comprised a single factor that predicted disability and QOL after accounting for PTSD symptom severity. PTSD symptoms remained a significant predictor of disability but not QOL. CONCLUSIONS: Targeting these mechanisms may help veterans achieve functional recovery, even in the presence of PTSD symptoms.

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J Clin Psychol

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1097-4679

Publication Date

July 2018

Volume

74

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1272 / 1280

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Quality of Life
  • Mindfulness
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Empathy
 

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Meyer, E. C., Frankfurt, S. B., Kimbrel, N. A., DeBeer, B. B., Gulliver, S. B., & Morrisette, S. B. (2018). The influence of mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and posttraumatic stress disorder on disability and quality of life over time in war veterans. J Clin Psychol, 74(7), 1272–1280. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22596
Meyer, Eric C., Sheila B. Frankfurt, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Bryann B. DeBeer, Suzy B. Gulliver, and Sandra B. Morrisette. “The influence of mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and posttraumatic stress disorder on disability and quality of life over time in war veterans.J Clin Psychol 74, no. 7 (July 2018): 1272–80. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22596.
Meyer EC, Frankfurt SB, Kimbrel NA, DeBeer BB, Gulliver SB, Morrisette SB. The influence of mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and posttraumatic stress disorder on disability and quality of life over time in war veterans. J Clin Psychol. 2018 Jul;74(7):1272–80.
Meyer, Eric C., et al. “The influence of mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and posttraumatic stress disorder on disability and quality of life over time in war veterans.J Clin Psychol, vol. 74, no. 7, July 2018, pp. 1272–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jclp.22596.
Meyer EC, Frankfurt SB, Kimbrel NA, DeBeer BB, Gulliver SB, Morrisette SB. The influence of mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and posttraumatic stress disorder on disability and quality of life over time in war veterans. J Clin Psychol. 2018 Jul;74(7):1272–1280.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Clin Psychol

DOI

EISSN

1097-4679

Publication Date

July 2018

Volume

74

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1272 / 1280

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Quality of Life
  • Mindfulness
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Empathy