Mindfulness, self-compassion, and happiness in non-meditators: A theoretical and empirical examination

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• 作者：Laurie Hollis-Walker ; Kenneth Colosimo
• 关键词：Mindfulness ; Psychological well-being ; Self-compassion ; Eudaimonia
• 刊名：Personality and Individual Differences
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：January 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：50
• 期：2
• 页码：222-227
• 全文大小：239 K

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This study examined relationships between mindfulness and indices of happiness and explored a five-factor model of mindfulness. Previous research using this mindfulness model has shown that several facets predicted psychological well-being (PWB) in meditating and non-meditating individuals. The current study tested the hypothesis that the prediction of PWB by mindfulness would be augmented and partially mediated by self-compassion. Participants were 27 men and 96 women (mean age = 20.9 years). All completed self-report measures of mindfulness, PWB, personality traits (NEO-PI-R), and self-compassion. Results show that mindfulness is related to psychologically adaptive variables and that self-compassion is a crucial attitudinal factor in the mindfulness–happiness relationship. Findings are interpreted from the humanistic perspective of a healthy personality.