Exploring Awareness and Resistance to Nonattachment in Relation to Mental Health : A Qualitative Study in a UK-Based Yoga Community

IF 0.6 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.5708/ejmh.18.2023.0011

Lindsay Tremblay, William Van Gordon

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Abstract

Introduction: Nonattachment is a flexible and balanced way of relating to experiences that involves accepting or allowing, instead of clinging to, expectations or outcomes. Advancing the understanding of how people relate to nonattachment is important because of the associated mental health benefits. Aims: To qualitatively explore awareness of, and resistance to, nonattachment in a UK-based yoga community. Methods: A reflexive thematic analysis was conducted based on transcripts of ten semi-structured interviews. Results: Findings indicated a general lack of consensus in understanding nonattachment, with explanatory themes of (i) resistance related to external forces conflicting with internal knowing, (ii) bracing for impact, and (iii) difficulty navigating how to embrace nonattachment. However, despite the participants’ apparent implicit negativity towards nonattachment, they acknowledged its benefits for accommodating change. Conclusions: These findings have important implications for the wider adoption and application of nonattachment in applied settings.

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探索意识和抵制不依附关系的心理健康:在英国瑜伽社区的定性研究

引言:不依恋是一种灵活而平衡的体验方式，包括接受或允许，而不是执着于期望或结果。加深对人们如何与不依恋联系的理解是很重要的，因为这对心理健康有好处。目的:定性地探索意识和抵制，在英国的瑜伽社区。方法:对10份半结构化访谈文本进行反身性主题分析。结果:研究结果表明，在理解不依恋方面普遍缺乏共识，其解释主题为(i)与外部力量相冲突的阻力，(ii)对冲击的支撑，以及(iii)难以驾驭如何接受不依恋。然而，尽管参与者对不依恋表现出明显的隐性消极态度，但他们承认它对适应变化的好处。结论:这些发现对于在应用环境中更广泛地采用和应用无依恋具有重要意义。

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European Journal of Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Mental Health, an open-access, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary, professional journal concerned with mental health, personal well-being and its supporting ecosystems that acknowledge the importance of people’s interactions with their environments, established in 2006, is published on 280 pages per volume in English and German by the Semmelweis University Institute of Mental Health. The journal’s professional oversight is provided by the Editor-in-Chief and an international Editorial Board, assisted by an Advisory Board. The semiannual journal, with issues appearing in June and December, is published in Budapest. The journal aims at the dissemination of the latest scientific research on mental health and well-being in Europe. It seeks novel, integrative and comprehensive, applied as well as theoretical articles that are inspiring for professionals and practitioners with different fields of interest: social and natural sciences, humanities and different segments of mental health research and practice. The primary thematic focus of EJMH is the social-ecological antecedents of mental health and foundations of human well-being. Most specifically, the journal welcomes contributions that present high-quality, original research findings on well-being and mental health across the lifespan and in historical perspective.