... Higher levels of mindfulness have been found to positively correlate with enhanced self-regulated functioning (Deci & Ryan, 1985;Roemer et al., 2015), higher levels of life satisfaction (Brown & Ryan, 2003), eudaimonic well-being (Hanley et al., 2015), conscientiousness (Giluk, 2009;Thompson & Waltz, 2007), autonomy (Brown & Ryan, 2003), optimism (Brown & Ryan, 2003), self-compassion (Chiesa et al., 2014), empathy (Birnie et al., 2010;Dekeyser et al., 2008;Shapiro et al., 1998), emotional intelligence (Schutte & Malouff, 2011), perspective-taking (Schutte et al., 2001), relationship satisfaction (Carson et al., 2004), and agreeableness (Thompson & Waltz, 2007). Mindfulness has also been found to negatively correlate with depression (Cash & Whittingham, 2010), neuroticism (Giluk, 2009), cognitive reactivity (Raes et al., 2009), social anxiety (Rasmussen & Pidgeon, 2011), rumination (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000, difficulties in emotional regulation (Baer et al., 2006), experiential avoidance (Baer et al., 2004), and unpleasant emotional experiences (Baer et al., 2006;Broderick, 2005;Brown & Ryan, 2003). ...