Mindfulness: Relations with Prejudice, Social Dominance Orientation, and Right-Wing Authoritarianism

摘要: Mindfulness is associated with being less judgmental and a reduction in feelings of anxiety. It believed to increase non-judgmental cognitive processing reduce negative associations as consequence automatic processing. We hypothesized that mindfulness negatively correlated prejudiced attitudes. In series five studies, sample sizes ranging from 93 184, participants Prolific, psychology research sites, or college completed measures online. examined the relation three measures, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Cognitive Affective Scale-Revised, Kentucky Inventory Skills markers prejudice: attitudes outgroups, an affective thermometer scale, social worldviews. The attitudinal instrument focused on stigmatized groups, such newcomers, homeless persons, handicapped individuals, Blacks. measured warmth individuals classified dissident, derogated, dangerous. two worldviews assessed were Social Dominance Orientation Right-Wing Authoritarianism, both prejudice. Few significant found. only found between Skills, Orientation. These findings provide little support for trait expressions