Healing through mindfulness: Empowering enhanced psychological well-being post-TBI

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Abstract

Faculty Advisor

Ruth Propper

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Event

Start Date

25-4-2025 9:00 AM

End Date

25-4-2025 9:59 AM

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Previous literature highlighted the positive impacts of mindfulness interventions on emotional regulation and overall psychological well-being 1,2 supporting the general positive effects of mindfulness as an intervention for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). 3,4 However, limited research comprehensively examines the specific facets of mindfulness among various psychological & executive functioning (EF) domains. Mindfulness was evaluated in 51 TBI survivors (Mage = 48.67, SD = 12.74) utilizing the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI). Participants completed measures of psychosocial functioning including PHQ-8, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and Brock Adaptive Functioning Questionnaire (BAFQ). Participants had an average education of 15.55 years (SD = 2.39) and were assessed between 12- 522 months afterward. (M = 160.20, SD = 125.23). Pearson correlations were utilized to assess these relationships. Results revealed significant negative correlations between mindfulness and psychological distress, specifically depression (r = .388, p = .001), emotional dysregulation (r =.766, p < .0010), and anxiety (r = .544, p < .001). Furthermore, mindfulness was strongly correlated with aspects of EF, specifically cognitive flexibility (r = .435, p < .001; r = .428, p <.001, respectively), social awareness (r = .467, p < .001; r = .297, p = .015), and attentional control (r = .526, p < .001; r = .484, p< .001). The results signify the positive role mindfulness plays post-TBI, reinforcing the relevance of integrating mindfulness-based interventions intodaily life. Increased mindfulness may offset some of the complex psychosocial challenges of brain injury which will in turn enhance the quality of life and outcomes in TBI.

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Poster presentation at the 2025 Student Research Symposium.

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Healing through mindfulness: Empowering enhanced psychological well-being post-TBI

Previous literature highlighted the positive impacts of mindfulness interventions on emotional regulation and overall psychological well-being 1,2 supporting the general positive effects of mindfulness as an intervention for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). 3,4 However, limited research comprehensively examines the specific facets of mindfulness among various psychological & executive functioning (EF) domains. Mindfulness was evaluated in 51 TBI survivors (Mage = 48.67, SD = 12.74) utilizing the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI). Participants completed measures of psychosocial functioning including PHQ-8, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and Brock Adaptive Functioning Questionnaire (BAFQ). Participants had an average education of 15.55 years (SD = 2.39) and were assessed between 12- 522 months afterward. (M = 160.20, SD = 125.23). Pearson correlations were utilized to assess these relationships. Results revealed significant negative correlations between mindfulness and psychological distress, specifically depression (r = .388, p = .001), emotional dysregulation (r =.766, p < .0010), and anxiety (r = .544, p < .001). Furthermore, mindfulness was strongly correlated with aspects of EF, specifically cognitive flexibility (r = .435, p < .001; r = .428, p <.001, respectively), social awareness (r = .467, p < .001; r = .297, p = .015), and attentional control (r = .526, p < .001; r = .484, p< .001). The results signify the positive role mindfulness plays post-TBI, reinforcing the relevance of integrating mindfulness-based interventions intodaily life. Increased mindfulness may offset some of the complex psychosocial challenges of brain injury which will in turn enhance the quality of life and outcomes in TBI.