Mindfulness, fantasy and depression

a mediation study

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https://doi.org/10.34019/1982-1247.2023.v17.37115

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Mindfulness, Depression, Fantasy

Abstract

Mindfulness seems to be a protective factor against depression. However, there is a positive association between openness to fantasy and depression. This paper aims to study the mediating effect of mindfulness on fantasy and depression. A total of 153 individuals aged between 18 and 65 years answered an electronic form. We conducted a mediation analysis between mindfulness facets, fantasy, and depression. The results suggest that fantasy is a predictor of depression, but the mindfulness trait, especially the non-judgment, mediates this relationship.

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Author Biographies

Joel Tavares, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

Psychologist, Master's student in Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavior at the Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), and researcher at the Laboratory of Behavioral Ecology and Psychobiology (LECOPSI).

Danilo Andrade de Meneses, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

Bachelor and Licentiate in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Paraíba (2011). During graduation he worked with the anesthetic effect of medicinal plants on the peripheral nervous system using the single sucrose gap (in sciatic nerve) and patch clamp (in neuron) techniques. This research earned him the Young Researcher awards by UFPB and the Honor of Merit by the Federation of Societies of Experimental Biology (FESBE). Master in History of Sciences and Techniques and Epistemology (HCTE) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he worked with fractal analysis on skin conductance during artistic expression (painting). He is also a finalist artist in the TALENGE art contest award (6th place) and in the SESC New Artists' Salon (2013) under the pseudonym Moveo. He worked as a university professor (2016-2019) at the Instituto de Educação Superior da Paraíba (UNIESP) and is currently a doctoral fellow in the postgraduate program in Neuroscience and Behavior (PPGNEC) at UFPB. He researches the relationship between mindfulness, creativity, personality and mental health.

Luiz Carlos Serramo Luiz Carlos Serramo, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

Graduated in Biology and Psychology, with a master's and doctorate from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) where he coordinates the Laboratory of Behavioral Ecology and Psychobiology. He is a collaborating researcher at Unifesp's "Mente Aberta" research and extension program in mindfulness. He is an accredited advisor in the Postgraduate Programs in Cognitive Neuroscience (PPGNeC) and Development and Environment (Prodema) at UFPB. He works in the area of psychophysiology of stress, neurosciences and interventions based on mindfulness and self-compassion.

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2023-08-27

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2023): Revista Psicologia em Pesquisa

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