The Association between State Attachment Security and State Mindfulness

Recent research suggests that attachment and mindfulness are related, though the nature of this association is unclear. Here we present two studies examining whether there is a causal relationship between state attachment and state mindfulness. Study 1 investigated the effects of experimentally increasing state mindfulness on state attachment security. State mindfulness was successfully enhanced, but this led to no change in state attachment security. Study 2 investigated the effects of experimentally enhancing state attachment security on state mindfulness. State attachment security was successfully enhanced, but this did not lead to any change in state mindfulness. These findings suggest that there is not a direct, immediate causal relationship between state attachment and state mindfulness as a result of brief experimental manipulations. Future research should examine these associations in longer term interventions.现有研究表明，依恋（attachment）与正念（mindfulness）之间存在关联，但二者关联的内在本质尚不明确。本研究开展两项实验研究，旨在探究状态依恋（state attachment）与状态正念（state mindfulness）之间是否存在因果关系。研究1考察了实验性提升状态正念对状态依恋安全性（state attachment security）的影响：结果显示，被试的状态正念水平成功得到提升，但该实验操作并未对状态依恋安全性产生任何改变。研究2则考察了实验性提升状态依恋安全性对状态正念的影响：结果显示，被试的状态依恋安全性成功得到提升，但该实验操作并未对状态正念水平产生任何影响。上述研究结果表明，在本次短期实验操控的语境下，状态依恋与状态正念之间并不存在直接、即时的因果关联。未来研究可通过长期干预实验，进一步探究二者的关联模式。