When what one has is enough: Mindfulness, financial desire discrepancy, and subjective well-being
- 作者：Kirk Warren Brown ; Tim Kasser ; Richard M. Ryan ; P. Alex Linley ; Kevin Orzech
- 关键词：Mindfulness ; Desire discrepancy ; Subjective well-being ; Wealth
- 刊名：Journal of Research in Personality
- 出版年：2009
- 期刊代码：86_00926566
- 类别：psy
- 出版时间：October 2009
- 卷：43
- 期：5
- 页码：727-736
- 文件大小：206 K
摘要
Research has associated financial desire discrepancies (the gap between current and desired states) with poorer subjective well-being (SWB). Because acquiring more wealth appears ineffective in decreasing financial desire discrepancies, we examined whether a theoretically meaningful psychological factor, termed mindfulness, would close the aspiration gap by “wanting what one has,” and thereby enhance SWB. Study 1 revealed that mindfulness was associated with a smaller financial desire discrepancy, which helped explain a positive association between mindfulness and SWB in undergraduates. Two further studies with working adults showed that these results occurred independently of financial status and changes therein. A final, quasi-experimental study with mindfulness trainees extended these findings. Reasons why mindfulness may help to promote the perception of having “enough” are discussed.