Table 1_The sustained effect of 5-week EmotionCore mindfulness training on emotion regulation and emotional intelligence: heterogeneous benefits for depression and anxiety across subgroups.docx

BackgroundThe present study investigated the sustained effects of a 5-week EmotionCore mindfulness training program on emotion regulation, emotional intelligence (EI), trait mindfulness, depression, and anxiety among 120 undergraduates, while exploring the mediating mechanisms of training effect and heterogeneous effects across subgroups.
MethodsParticipants were randomly assigned to a mindfulness group (n=60) or a waitlist control group (n=60), with assessments conducted at baseline (T1), post-training (T2), and one-month follow-up (T3).
ResultsResults demonstrated that mindfulness training significantly enhanced adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (ACERSs), EI, and trait mindfulness at both T2 and T3. Both cross-section and longitudinal mediation models revealed that improvements in ACERSs and EI fully and sequentially mediated the relationship between mindfulness training and trait mindfulness enhancement. Latent Profile Analysis revealed that the high-risk group (high baseline anxiety/depression) exhibited greater reductions in anxiety and depression at T2 and T3 compared to the low-risk group.
ConclusionThese findings suggest EmotionCore mindfulness training fosters trait mindfulness through improvements in ACERSs and EI, and its targeted efficacy is specifically notable within high-risk populations.

背景 本研究考察了为期5周的EmotionCore正念训练项目对120名本科生的情绪调节、情绪智力（Emotional Intelligence, EI）、特质正念、抑郁及焦虑的持续影响，并探讨了训练效应的中介机制与亚组间异质性效应。
方法 被试被随机分配至正念训练组（n=60）与等候对照组（n=60），分别在基线（T1）、训练后（T2）及1个月随访（T3）三个时间点开展评估。
结果 研究结果显示，正念训练可在T2与T3两个时间点显著提升适应性认知情绪调节策略（Adaptive Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies, ACERSs）、情绪智力与特质正念水平。横截面与纵向中介模型均表明，适应性认知情绪调节策略与情绪智力的提升在正念训练与特质正念改善之间发挥完全且链式中介作用。潜在剖面分析（Latent Profile Analysis）结果显示，高风险组（基线焦虑/抑郁水平较高）在T2与T3阶段的焦虑、抑郁症状减幅显著高于低风险组。
结论 本研究结果表明，EmotionCore正念训练可通过提升适应性认知情绪调节策略与情绪智力水平来促进特质正念的养成，且其靶向干预效能在高风险人群中尤为突出。