The link between mindfulness and psychological well-being among university students: The mediating role of social connectedness and self-esteem

ObjectiveThis study examined whether sleep disturbance was a mediator between alexithymic traits and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) COVID-19 pandemic-related stress symptoms, and explored whether self-esteem moderated the alexithymic contribution to poor sleep and PTSD symptoms.MethodA representative sample of young adults (N = 2,485) from six universities in Southwest China completed online self-report surveys on alexithymia, sleep, PTSD, self-esteem, sociodemographic information, and health-related behaviors.ResultsHigh alexithymic young adults were found to be more likely to have higher sleep problems and higher PTSD symptoms. The moderated mediation model showed that sleep problems mediated the associations between alexithymia and PTSD symptoms. Alexithymic people with lower self-esteem were more likely to have elevated PTSD symptoms and sleep problems than those with higher self-esteem.ConclusionTargeted psychological interventions for young people who have difficulty expressing and identifying emotions are recommended as these could assist in reducing their post-traumatic psychophysical and psychological problems. Improving self-esteem could also offer some protection for trauma-exposed individuals.

Section: Self-esteem As a Moderatormentioning

confidence: 99%

Alexithymia and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in Chinese undergraduate students during the COVID-19 national lockdown: The mediating role of sleep problems and the moderating role of self-esteem

Zhang

Zhao

et al. 2022

“…However, it could be interesting to follow up on this finding by either investigating other facets of mindfulness (e.g., in terms of their sensitivity to change, which is likely to depend on the facet), employing or developing additional measures of present-moment attention, or by replicating our results with samples from other populations. Mindfulness has been shown to be an important protective factor for wellbeing and life satisfaction after all (Rahe et al, 2022 ; Rehman et al, 2023 ).…”

Section: Discussion and Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It involves paying attention to one's experiences, both internal and external, with a sense of openness and acceptance (Seligman et al, 2005 ). Research investigating the link between mindfulness and wellbeing among students consistently finds a positive link (Rahe et al, 2022 ; Rehman et al, 2023 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life satisfaction, psychological stress, and present-moment attention: a generalizability study

Jentsch,

Hoferichter

2024

During the last decade, many teachers have retired early, leading to increased discussions about how to improve and maintain their mental health. To address this concern early, we designed an online seminar covering the field of positive psychology by emphasizing on mindfulness, positive emotions about one's future, and resources for pre-service teachers. The seminar was designed to increase their wellbeing, as well as to decrease psychological stress. To explore the sensitivity of our measures to change, we investigate the following research questions: To what extent do we assess trait or state variability in students' outcomes and what are the levels of reliability achieved? Fifty-four students in their second year at a German university (median age 22 years) participated and they were asked to fill in questionnaires assessing their life satisfaction, psychological stress, and present-moment attention during each of nine sessions over the course of a semester. We performed Generalizability and Decision Studies to estimate variability between-students and within-students, error of measurement, as well as reliability. Our results show that life satisfaction and psychological stress reached high reliability, suggesting that students' trait and state variability were both assessed with high accuracy. On the other hand, the assessment of present-moment attention would benefit from adding more items to the questionnaires or collecting data from more sessions. We discuss how our findings impact research and practice.

“…Existing studies have explored the relationship between mindfulness and self-esteem. Many of them have confirmed a positive correlation between mindfulness and self-esteem (Gregoire et al, 2021;Rehman et al, 2021). However, few studies have considered selfesteem as a moderator between mindfulness and its influencing variables.…”

Section: Self-esteem As a Moderatormentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of trait mindfulness on social media rumination: Upward social comparison as a moderated mediator

Liu

Chen

2022

Social media rumination means that social media users are inclined to worry about their posts, relevant situational elements, and ramifications of the posts on a regular basis, and it is one of the main reasons why people's use of social media is linked to unfavorable mental health and interpersonal results. Rumination is antagonistic to mindfulness, which entails paying attention on purpose and without judgment, and mindfulness appears to be useful in reducing rumination. However, in the context of social media, the nature of the relationship between rumination and mindfulness has gained less attention. The current research study indicates that trait mindfulness, upward social comparison (USC), and self-esteem are implicated in social media rumination (SMR). However, no research study has synthesized the findings into one model. Therefore, the current research study aims to explore the relationship between trait mindfulness and SMR, the mediating effect of USC, and the moderating effect of self-esteem. The model was tested using AMOS and the PROCESS macro in SPSS with bootstrapping. According to the findings, SC appears to have a moderated mediator effect on the relationship between trait mindfulness and SMR. Specifically, individuals with high mindfulness trait do not necessarily have less USC. Self-esteem moderated the above mediation. The beneficial effect of trait mindfulness on social media rumination is explained in depth in this study.