Research on the Effect of Mindfulness Practice on Susceptibility to Evaluative Conditioning

Background: Susceptibility to evaluative conditioning(EC) is associated with many social cognitive and psychological biases that are key to psychological problems. For example, depression and anxiety are closely related to susceptibility to negative stimuli, and susceptibility to positive stimuli is associated with healthy psychology and well-being. Therefore, susceptibility to evaluative conditioning is closely related to mental health and cannot be ignored. As a factor that can affect the susceptibility to evaluative conditioning, mindfulness has only recently received attention. This study aims to to provide more targeted services for health clubs wishing to support well-being and mental health. Methods To explore the feasibility and effect of mindfulness interventions on susceptibility to evaluative conditioning, 72 subjects were included in a fitness club in Hefei. Thirty-six of the subjects participated in mindfulness training with the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Positive and Negative Emotion Scale (PANES) , and using the evaluative conditioning paradigm(picture-picture paradigm) for examination. Results The results of the correlation and comparison of differences showed susceptibility to evaluative conditions, and the difference in the experimental group was significant before and after the intervention ( P ༜0.05). Conclusions Compared to a control group, 12 hours of yoga and mindfulness training improved mindfulness, as measured on the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale , a decrease in negative susceptibility leads to a relative increase in positive susceptibility, therefore, people can feel more positive and have better mental health.