How Mindfulness Affects Life Satisfaction: Based on the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory.

core self-evaluation life satisfaction negative affect positive affect trait mindfulness

Journal

Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 02 03 2022
accepted: 26 05 2022
entrez: 18 7 2022
pubmed: 19 7 2022
medline: 19 7 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Life satisfaction is the general evaluation of the individual's life, which is of great significance to achieving a better life. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating effect of core self-evaluation, positive affect, and negative affect in the relationship between trait mindfulness and life satisfaction based on the Mindfulness-to-Meaning theory. 991 Chinese undergraduates (692 females, 299 males) completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, the Core Self-Evaluations Scale, the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The results indicated that core self-evaluation and negative affect mediated the effect of trait mindfulness on life satisfaction, consistent with the Mindfulness-to-Meaning theory. Furthermore, trait mindfulness affected life satisfaction by the mediation paths of "core self-evaluation→positive affect" and "core self-evaluation→negative affect," which uncovered the underlying mechanism of promoting life satisfaction by combining the point of view of cognition (core self-evaluation) and emotion (positive and negative affect). The present study not only contributes to a better theoretical understanding of how trait mindfulness links to life satisfaction but also provides valuable guidance for enhancing life satisfaction.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35846723
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.887940
pmc: PMC9282043
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

887940

Commentaires et corrections

Type : ErratumIn

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Li, Ma and Li.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Xiaojun Li (X)

School of Teacher Education, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, China.

Liping Ma (L)

Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.

Qi Li (Q)

Department of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

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