Examining the mediating role of perceived stress in the relationship between mindfulness and quality of life and mental health: testing the mindfulness stress buffering model

Valikhani, Ahmad; Kashani, Vali Ollah; Rahmanian, Mahdieh; Sattarian, Rafat; Kankat, Leila Rahmati; Mills, Paul J.

doi:10.1080/10615806.2020.1723006

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“…We also provide evidence that perceived stress has a significant mediating factor on quality of life. These results are consistent with previous studies showing that perceived stress is an important mediator for both quality of life ( Valikhani et al., 2020 ) and reduced perceived stress at post-mindfulness intervention in healthy teachers ( Jennings et al., 2011 , 2013 ; Roeser et al., 2013 ). We believe that an environmental enrichment strategy such as a mindfulness-based intervention specifically designed to attend the teachers' specific necessities may promote the development of the core capacities gained through awareness.…”

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confidence: 93%

Mindfulness meditation training effects on quality of life, immune function and glutathione metabolism in service healthy female teachers: A randomized pilot clinical trial

Oliveira

Wilson

Palace-Berl

et al. 2021

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Mindfulness meditation training effects on quality of life, immune function and glutathione metabolism in service healthy female teachers: A randomized pilot clinical trial

Oliveira

Wilson

Palace-Berl

et al. 2021

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health

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“…Students also feared disease transmission and the possibility of their loved ones becoming infected. Excessive levels of stress represent a critical precipitating factor for adverse mental health outcomes [ 10 , 11 ]. A mental health survey of university students in the United Kingdom [ 7 ] reported high levels of anxiety and depression as well as low levels of resilience, all of which were attributed to pandemic restrictions and social isolation.…”

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confidence: 99%

We Are Not Islands: The Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Perceived Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Distress

Padmanabhanunni

Pretorius

Isaacs

2023

IJERPH

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COVID-19 containment measures, including social distancing, quarantine, and confinement, significantly impacted social connectedness and contributed to heightened levels of perceived stress. Prior research has established that protective factors can mitigate emotional distress. This study investigated the protective role of social support in the relationship between perceived stress and psychological distress among a sample of university students. Participants (n = 322) completed the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Perceived Stress Scale, short forms of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, the trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The results indicated that high levels of perceived stress were associated with high levels of hopelessness, depression, and anxiety. In terms of direct and mediating effects, social support was significant for depression and hopelessness but not for anxiety. Furthermore, the relationship between perceived stress and depression was higher for those with high levels of social support than for those with lower levels of social support. The findings suggest that in addition to enhancing social support resources, interventions must assist students in managing the uncertainty and anxiety associated with the pandemic. Furthermore, students’ appraisals of support and the extent to which support is experienced as beneficial must also be examined prior to the implementation of interventions.

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“… 37 , 38 Recent studies have sought to identify the underlying psychological mechanisms of how mindfulness and mindfulness training (eg, emotional regulation and acceptance) improve clinical symptoms. 39 , 40 One theory—the mindfulness stress buffering model—explains the relationship between mindfulness and health outcomes in terms of reducing stress. 40 This model argues that mindfulness can play an important risk-buffering role in the relationship between negative factors and undesirable consequences.…”

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“…39 , 40 One theory—the mindfulness stress buffering model—explains the relationship between mindfulness and health outcomes in terms of reducing stress. 40 This model argues that mindfulness can play an important risk-buffering role in the relationship between negative factors and undesirable consequences. 39 , 41 Research has also illustrated the stress buffering effect of mindfulness.…”

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Mindfulness Moderates the Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Cyber Aggression Among Emerging Adults with Early Left-Behind Experience: A Longitudinal Study

Wang¹,

Yuan²,

Zhang³

et al. 2022

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Purpose Although the risk effect of perceived discrimination on left-behind youth’s mental health (mainly emotional problems) has been demonstrated in prior studies, there is a lack of longitudinal studies examining the effect of perceived discrimination on behavioral problems, particularly in emerging adults with early left-behind experience. In addition, little is known about individual differences in terms of this association. In the present study, we draw on the social information processing model of aggression to examine the effect of perceived discrimination and mindfulness on cyber aggression. Methods We used two-wave longitudinal panel data involving 535 emerging adults with early left-behind experience in rural China (M age = 19.89 years; SD = 1.20; 57.2% female). To test the moderating role of mindfulness, hierarchical multiple regression and simple slope test analyses were performed. Results The results of linear regression analysis demonstrated that higher levels of perceived discrimination at T1 were significantly associated with higher cyber aggression at T2; the strength of this association was buffered by mindfulness over time. Conclusion These findings suggest that the facilitation of mindfulness training may be an effective strategy for reducing the risk of perceived discrimination leading to cyber aggression in emerging adults with early left-behind experience.

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Examining the mediating role of perceived stress in the relationship between mindfulness and quality of life and mental health: testing the mindfulness stress buffering model

Cited by 22 publications

References 75 publications

Mindfulness meditation training effects on quality of life, immune function and glutathione metabolism in service healthy female teachers: A randomized pilot clinical trial

Mindfulness meditation training effects on quality of life, immune function and glutathione metabolism in service healthy female teachers: A randomized pilot clinical trial

We Are Not Islands: The Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Perceived Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Distress

Mindfulness Moderates the Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Cyber Aggression Among Emerging Adults with Early Left-Behind Experience: A Longitudinal Study

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