The current study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L) on the use of anchoring and distraction as emotion care/regulation strategies. It is hypothesized that anchoring and distraction are related but different processes, which could be evidenced by fMRI. The investigators further hypothesized that mindfulness training could lead to functional changes in the brain, which could also be evidenced by fMRI.
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Brain activation during the emotion care/regulation task
Timeframe: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline)
Reaction time during the emotion care/regulation task
Timeframe: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline)
Accuracy during the emotion care/regulation task
Timeframe: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline)
Mindfulness
Timeframe: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline), Follow-up (22-24 weeks after baseline)
Psychological well-being
Timeframe: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline), Follow-up (22-24 weeks after baseline)
Use of distraction as a emotion care/regulation strategy
Timeframe: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline), Follow-up (22-24 weeks after baseline)
Use of anchoring as a emotion care/regulation strategy
Timeframe: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline), Follow-up (22-24 weeks after baseline)