PMC

Personality explains use of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) after the intervention. In support of partial mediation, different patterns of use during the intervention explained 24% of the relationship between personality and long-term use (indirect effect p = 0.03), with personality continuing to directly explain post-intervention use. Personality = openness + agreeableness. Parenthetical values indicate total effects. **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.