Relationships between Mindfulness, Purpose in Life, Happiness, Anxiety, and Depression
Testing a Mediation Model in a Sample of Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15463595 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antonio Crego (0000-0003-0410-5697, Pontifical University of Salamanca, corresponding author), Jose Ramón Yela Bernabé (0000-0001-9770-4001, Pontifical University of Salamanca), María Ángeles Gómez Martínez (0000-0003-0095-2194, Pontifical University of Salamanca), Pablo Riesco-Matías (0000-0003-2731-9372, Pontifical University of Salamanca), Cristina Petisco (0000-0002-2693-355X, Pontifical University of Salamanca) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 925-925 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18030925 |
| PMID | 33494471 |
| OpenAlex | W3125486784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 79 |
Mindfulness is connected to positive outcomes related to mental health and well-being. However, the psychological mechanisms that account for these relationships are largely unknown. A multiple-step multiple mediator structural equation modeling (SEM) model was tested with mindfulness as the independent variable; purpose in life and behavioral activation as serial mediators; and happiness, anxiety, and depression as outcome measures. Data were obtained from 1267 women. Higher mindfulness was associated with higher levels of happiness and lower anxiety and depression symptoms. The association of mindfulness with the outcome variables could be partially accounted for by purpose in life and behavioral activation. The SEM model explained large proportions of variance in happiness (50%), anxiety (34%), and depression (44%) symptoms. Mindfulness is associated with both a sense of purpose in life and engagement in activities, which are also connected with positive outcomes. Moreover, having purposes in life is linked to higher levels of behavioral activation
Analysis of variance · Anxiety · Association (psychology · Depression (economics · Happiness · Life satisfaction · Mediation · Mental health · Mindfulness · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 3.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |