Mindfulness as a Moderator in the Relation Between Income and Psychological Well-Being

Sugiura, Yoshinori; Sugiura, Tomoko

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01477

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“…For example, in the existing literature, there are some differences in the internal correlations among subcomponents of the FFMQ between the results from Western participants and Eastern participants. Specifically, observing has been documented as negatively correlating with non-judging and acting with awareness in Eastern cultures (25,(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41), and our results are consistent with these results. In contrast, in Western cultures (14)(15)(16)22), almost all components of the FFMQ positively correlated with each other.…”

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confidence: 91%

Exploring the Multidimensional Links Between Trait Mindfulness and Trait Empathy

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Empathy and mindfulness are currently major topics of scientific interest. Although it is well-known that mindfulness—typically as an outcome related to meditation—generates empathy at the state level, only a small number of studies have documented the trait (i.e., personality) level association between mindfulness and empathy. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms (subcomponents and mediator variables) that support this association remain unclear. Thus, here, with a focus on the trait level, we investigated relationships among multiple subcomponents of trait mindfulness and trait empathy (Study 1). Next, we reexamined the aforementioned relationships in an independent sample, with the further aim of investigating relevant mediation factors (Study 2). We found that two attention-related components of trait mindfulness—observing and acting with awareness—reliably and positively related to both affective and cognitive dimensions of trait empathy (i.e., empathic concern and perspective taking). Furthermore, we found that effortful control, reappraisal, and trait alexithymia mediated relationships between the aforementioned attention-related components of trait mindfulness and empathic concern. Taken together, our results suggest that the links between mindfulness and empathy are multidimensional and complex. These findings may ultimately contribute to an understanding of the mechanisms underlying the positive effects of meditation on empathy.

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Exploring the Multidimensional Links Between Trait Mindfulness and Trait Empathy

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“…For balanced meals, studies in the United States have identified positive associations with community gardening [7]. As a hypothesis, it could be inferred that there were conflicts with economic status, because the relationship between these items and economic status has been reported in Japan [17,42,43,44,45]. People who have a home garden may be economically better off.…”

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Relationship between Community or Home Gardening and Health of the Elderly: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan

Machida

2019

IJERPH

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There have been many reports indicating the relationship between gardening and health or healthy lifestyles among adults in developed countries all over the world. However, Japanese evidence is lacking. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between community or home gardening and health status or a healthy lifestyle using a web-based survey with Japanese elderly living in the community. A survey was conducted to gather data from 500 gardeners and 500 nongardeners aged 60 to 69. As a result, significant relationships were shown between community gardening and exercise habits, physical activity, eating vegetables, and connections with neighbors. Moreover, the significant relationships between home gardening and the following items were indicated: Subjective happiness, exercise habits, physical activity, sitting time, eating breakfast, eating vegetables, eating balanced meals, and connections with neighbors. No item demonstrated a significant relationship with gardening frequency. A significant relationship was demonstrated between gardening duration and health problems affecting everyday life. Further significant relationships were shown between gardening with others and subjective happiness, having a reason for living. In conclusion, promising positive relationships between community or home gardening and health or healthy lifestyles were indicated.

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“…For example, the positive relationship between perceived social support and well-being is promoted by dispositional mindfulness (Stallman et al, 2018). Furthermore, dispositional mindfulness can be seen as a moderator for the relationship between income and well-being (Sugiura and Sugiura, 2018). Dispositional mindfulness acts as a moderator for the relationship between social factors and well-being because awareness and observation without making judgments increases the enjoyment of experiences and can highlight the joy in every aspect of an individual's daily experience (Sugiura and Sugiura, 2018).…”

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“…Furthermore, dispositional mindfulness can be seen as a moderator for the relationship between income and well-being (Sugiura and Sugiura, 2018). Dispositional mindfulness acts as a moderator for the relationship between social factors and well-being because awareness and observation without making judgments increases the enjoyment of experiences and can highlight the joy in every aspect of an individual's daily experience (Sugiura and Sugiura, 2018). Therefore, even if an individual's living environment is not satisfactory, if their dispositional mindfulness is high, it is possible to find pleasure in life, which may lead to the individual taking action toward social contact.…”

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Relationship Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Living Condition and the Well-Being of First-Year University Students in Japan

Irie

Yokomitsu

2019

Front. Psychol.

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The present study was conducted to examine how dispositional mindfulness and living conditions are related to well-being among first-year university students in Japan. Participants were 262 Japanese first-year students (156 females and 106 males; M age = 18.77 years, SD age = 0.85). Dispositional mindfulness was measured using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), and living condition was operationalized as living at home or living alone after having left their home. Hierarchical multivariate regression analysis was used to analyze whether the factors of living condition and dispositional mindfulness had predictive effects on well-being. The results showed that dispositional mindfulness positively correlated with well-being in first-year university students; however, living condition had no significant correlation. On the other hand, the interaction between living condition and dispositional mindfulness significantly correlated with well-being. Simple slope analysis revealed that higher levels of dispositional mindfulness had a protective effect in the relationship between living condition and wellbeing. These results suggest that an intervention to promote dispositional mindfulness could be effective in protecting the well-being of first-year university students, especially for those who have left their home and are living alone. Further research will be necessary to examine, longitudinally, how mental health changes depending on the level of dispositional mindfulness of first-year university students.

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Mindfulness as a Moderator in the Relation Between Income and Psychological Well-Being

Cited by 22 publications

References 38 publications

Exploring the Multidimensional Links Between Trait Mindfulness and Trait Empathy

Exploring the Multidimensional Links Between Trait Mindfulness and Trait Empathy

Relationship between Community or Home Gardening and Health of the Elderly: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan

Relationship Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Living Condition and the Well-Being of First-Year University Students in Japan

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