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WHEN LESS IS MORE: MINDFULNESS PREDICTS ADAPTIVE AFFECTIVE RESPONDING TO REJECTION VIA REDUCED PREFRONTAL RECRUITMENT

When Less is More: Mindfulness Predicts Adaptive Affective Responding to Rejection via Reduced Prefrontal Recruitment (Martelli et al., 2018)

A study led by Alexandra Martelli investigated whether more mindful individuals (based on self-report measure scores) would respond to social rejection with less distress and if certain neurological mechanisms in the brain’s prefrontal cortex can potentially explain the role of mindfulness in reduced social distress.