Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
5-2017
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Christopher S. Dula, Jon R. Webb
Committee Members
Jameson K. Hirsch, Matthrew T. McBee
Abstract
Mindfulness is a cognitive attribute that is associated with better health and well-being. Fibromyalgia is a neurosensory disorder primarily characterized by chronic pain and comorbid depression, leading to an increased risk for alcohol-related problems. Empirical literature confirms mindfulness has beneficial associations with chronic pain, depression, alcohol-related problems, and fibromyalgia. Mindfulness may lead to better health and well-being by facilitating self-monitoring, objective reperceiving, and purposeful changing of health-related behaviors. It was hypothesized that higher levels of mindfulness would be related to lower levels of chronic pain and depressive symptoms, and, in turn, to fewer alcohol-related problems among individuals with fibromyalgia. Cross-sectional data was collected from 287 participants, and statistically analyzed using parallel mediation models. Hypotheses were only partially supported; mindfulness had an inverse relationship with alcohol-related problems, as hypothesized, although the relationship was not mediated by chronic pain or depressive symptoms.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Morrissey, Julie I., "Mindfulness and Alcohol-Related Problems among Individuals with Fibromyalgia: Chronic Pain and Depressive Symptoms as Mediators" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3188. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3188
Copyright
Copyright by Julie I. Morrissey, the first author