Mindful Emotion Regulation: A Cognitive Approach to Process of Emotion

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Chatwiboon Peijsel

Abstract

According to the Buddhist scriptures Tripitaka, mindfulness is the key factor that contributes to the alleviation suffering in human mind. To date, mindfulness has received increasing attention in western psychology, especially concerning how mindfulness affects or connects with human well-being. Ingeneral, previous studies found that mindfulnesscould improvehuman well-being by relievingnegative emotion. Yet the mechanism of mindfulness has been explained by various approaches, and there is no consensus among academics. The present article proposes a view of mindful emotion regulation using a cognitive approach on the process of emotion in order to broaden an understanding of the mechanism of mindfulness on emotion. In relation with this article, it could be a basic knowledge to develop the effective strategy of emotion regulation especially for the individuals with depression.

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Peijsel, C. (2020). Mindful Emotion Regulation: A Cognitive Approach to Process of Emotion. Thai Journal of Clinical Psychology (Online), 51(2), 55–68. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tci-thaijclinicpsy/article/view/250817
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