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Potential negative consequences of mindfulness in the moral domain

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Potential negative consequences of mindfulness in the moral domain. / Schindler, Simon; Pfattheicher, Stefan; Reinhard, Marc André.
In: European Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 49, No. 5, 08.2019, p. 1055-1069.

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Schindler, S, Pfattheicher, S & Reinhard, MA 2019, 'Potential negative consequences of mindfulness in the moral domain', European Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 1055-1069. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2570

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Schindler, S., Pfattheicher, S., & Reinhard, M. A. (2019). Potential negative consequences of mindfulness in the moral domain. European Journal of Social Psychology, 49(5), 1055-1069. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2570

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Schindler S, Pfattheicher S, Reinhard MA. Potential negative consequences of mindfulness in the moral domain. European Journal of Social Psychology. 2019 Aug;49(5):1055-1069. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2570

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title = "Potential negative consequences of mindfulness in the moral domain",
abstract = "Mindfulness is a state of paying conscious and nonjudgmental attention to present-moment experiences. Previous research relates this state to more effective emotion regulation and less emotion reactivity. We therefore hypothesized an attenuating effect of a mindfulness exercise on moral reactions that usually results from a bad conscience when having caused harm. Across five studies, we experimentally induced mindfulness via a short breathing exercise and then assessed harm-based moral reactions. As hypothesized, participants in the mindfulness (vs. control) exercise condition showed (i) attenuated repair intentions after having read a scenario in which participants caused harm to a friend (Study 3) and (ii) attenuated intentions to change harm-causing eating habits (Study 4). Results of Studies 1, 2 and 5 did not provide evidence for our hypothesis. A following meta-analysis across all five studies yielded an overall significant effect of mindfulness in the harm-condition, providing preliminary evidence for a potential downside to mindfulness.",
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