Jackson, Dylan (2010) Relationship between Mindfulness and Negative Automatic Thoughts in Predicting Burnout. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
This study aimed to inform current cognitive theory debates within its application to mental health issues by investigating the relationship between being aware of the process of thinking, i.e. mindfulness, and the actual content of thoughts, i.e. automatic negative thought specifically in relation to self reports of burnout. It was hypothesised that there would be a significant negative relationship between the mindfulness skill of responding non-judgmentally to ones thoughts and burnout, a significant positive relationship between automatic negative thought content and burnout. The relative importance of this mindfulness skill and negative thought content to predicting burnout was explored and mindfulness was examined as a possible mediator of the relationship between automatic negative thought and burnout using regression analysis. The participants were psychology and nursing students (N = 76) and consisted of 17 males and 59 females with a mean age of 37.42 years. Selection to participate was via an online survey completed on a voluntary and anonymous basis. Results supported all hypothesised relationships and that mindfulness partially mediated the relationship between automatic negative thoughts and burnout. Theoretically the findings support possible extension to cognitive theory to include processes as well as content of thinking and practical application is discussed. Limitations of the research and future research are also discussed, specifically in relation to investigating and comparing other components of mindfulness.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Pretty, Grace |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Psychology) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2026 03:22 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2026 03:22 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | mindfulness; non-judgment; automatic negative thought; burnout |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52440 |
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