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I am a clinician and researcher in the field of Psychology. My key research interests are in psychotherapeutic processes and outcomes
Address: Annandale, NSW
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The capacity for dispositional mindfulness was assessed in a group of 72 firsttime mothers to exa... more The capacity for dispositional mindfulness was assessed in a group of 72 firsttime mothers to examine its contribution to psychological adjustment and subjective experiencing during a significant life transition. "Dispositional mindfulness" is described as the capacity to maintain awareness of, and purposefully attend to thoughts, emotions, sensations and situations found within the present moment. The design for this study used both quantitative and qualitative elements; which showed high scorers on a scale of dispositional mindfulness to indicate fewer difficulties in mood, anxiety and stress, and fewer troubled interactions with their infant. The scale was also shown to account for a unique amount of variance in two measures of psychological adjustment. An exploration of the qualitative or thematic content of mothers' descriptions of themselves, their baby, and their interactions also showed marked differences between high and low scorers on this scale. The results are suggestive of a need to further study the effect of mindfulness on this particularly vulnerable group of the population for the potential mental health benefit of both mother and baby.
The capacity for dispositional mindfulness was assessed in a group of 72 firsttime mothers to exa... more The capacity for dispositional mindfulness was assessed in a group of 72 firsttime mothers to examine its contribution to psychological adjustment and subjective experiencing during a significant life transition. "Dispositional mindfulness" is described as the capacity to maintain awareness of, and purposefully attend to thoughts, emotions, sensations and situations found within the present moment. The design for this study used both quantitative and qualitative elements; which showed high scorers on a scale of dispositional mindfulness to indicate fewer difficulties in mood, anxiety and stress, and fewer troubled interactions with their infant. The scale was also shown to account for a unique amount of variance in two measures of psychological adjustment. An exploration of the qualitative or thematic content of mothers' descriptions of themselves, their baby, and their interactions also showed marked differences between high and low scorers on this scale. The results are suggestive of a need to further study the effect of mindfulness on this particularly vulnerable group of the population for the potential mental health benefit of both mother and baby.