Kabat-Zinn Argumentative Analysis

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emotion-regulation motives as potential” describes that, “There could be a connection between peoples mind thinking that they would be aware that texting and driving is dangerous for them but they also argue they in their thesis that texting-while-driving may help to see that relevant targets reduce this dangerous behavior”(856). The author quotes Kabat-Zinn which she suggests that, “Individuals who are mindful in daily life are be expected to place a higher score on being aware of their internal and external present moment experiences and show greater openness to accepting emotional states rather than suppressing them with high-tech distractions”.(856) The author goes into depth about their research and studies to find that young adult

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