Spirituality, mindfulness and substance abuse

A growing body of research suggests that mindfulness-based therapies may be effective in treating a variety of disorders including stress, chronic pain, depression and anxiety. However, there are few valid and reliable measures of mindfulness. Furthermore, mindfulness is often thought to be related...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 2005-08, Vol.30 (7), p.1335-1341
Main Authors: Leigh, Janis, Bowen, Sarah, Marlatt, G. Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Awareness
Binge-drinking
Ethanol - poisoning
Female
Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory
Humans
Male
Meditation
Mental disorders
Mindfulness
Personality Assessment
Psychometrics
Religion and Psychology
Reproducibility of Results
Smoking
Smoking - psychology
Spirituality
Students - psychology
Substance abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
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Summary:A growing body of research suggests that mindfulness-based therapies may be effective in treating a variety of disorders including stress, chronic pain, depression and anxiety. However, there are few valid and reliable measures of mindfulness. Furthermore, mindfulness is often thought to be related to spirituality, given its roots in Buddhist tradition, but empirical studies on this relationship are difficult to find. The present study: (1) tested the reliability and validity of a new mindfulness measure, the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI), (2) explored the relationship between mindfulness and spirituality, and (3) investigated the relationship between mindfulness and/or spirituality and alcohol and tobacco use in an undergraduate college population ( N=196). Results support the reliability of the FMI and suggest that spirituality and mindfulness may be separate constructs. In addition, smoking and frequent binge-drinking were negatively correlated with spirituality scores; as spirituality scores increased the use of alcohol and tobacco decreased. Thus, spirituality may be related to decreased substance use. In contrast, a positive relationship between mindfulness and smoking/frequent binge-drinking behavior was uncovered, and warrants further investigation.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.01.010