TY - JOUR JF - Shenakht JO - Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry VL - 9 IS - 3 PY - 2022 Y1 - 2022/7/01 TI - The association between anxiety and mindfulness while emphasizing the mediating role of attention control functions TT - رابطه بین اضطراب و ذهن آگاهی با نقش میانجی عملکردهای کنترل توجه N2 - Introduction: Several studies showed that anxiety affects cognitive components, mainly working memory function, and mindfulness also may be affected by this factor. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the association between anxiety and mindfulness while emphasizing the mediating role of attention control functions. Method: The correlational research method and the statistical population included all subjects referred to a counseling center and a painting school in Tabriz, a music school in Saqqez, and staff of Urmia University in 2021. Participants were selected using the convenience sampling method, yielding a total of 244 subjects. All subjects filled the State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory (STAI) and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Participants also responded to the tasks of Signal-Stop Task (2003) and N-Back Memory Test (1958). Data analysis was administered using SPSS-19 by descriptive and inferential statistics (i.e., Pearson and Sobel correlation tests). Results: The results showed a significant association between trait anxiety (r=0.56, p<0.001), state (r=-0.50, p<0.001), and update component (r=0.22, p<0.001) with mindfulness, but there was no significant association between inhibition component (r=-0.001, p>0.001) and mindfulness. Also, the indirect effect of trait anxiety and state on mindfulness through inhibition and updating components was not significant. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that trait-state anxiety has no significant association with mindfulness through attention control functions, and further studies using various tools are needed to investigate the effect of anxiety on cognitive functions. SP - 111 EP - 122 AU - Zeinali, Shirin AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran KW - Trait anxiety KW - State anxiety KW - Attention control theory (inhibition and updating components) KW - Mindfulness UR - http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-1384-en.html DO - 10.32598/shenakht.9.3.111 ER -