MEDIATING ROLE OF NEGATIVE MOOD STATES AND BODY RESPONSIVENESS IN THE ASSOCIATIONS OF MINDFULNESS AND SELF-COMPASSION WITH LIFE SATISFACTION

• Authors: Aydin Sünbül Zeynep , Arici Özcan Neslihan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The goal of this study was to test the mediating role of body responsiveness (body awareness and body disconnection) and negative mood states (depression, anxiety, and stress) in the relationship of self-compassion and trait mindfulness to life satisfaction. A total of 792 participants (669 females, 123 males) participated in the study. The results yielded that mindfulness and self-compassion have significantly negative relationships with negative mood states and perceived disconnection, while they have a significantly positive relationship with the importance of interoceptive awareness. Self-compassion and importance of interoceptive awareness were found to be significantly and positively related to life satisfaction, while negative mood states had a significantly negative relationship with life satisfaction. The re-arranged model accounted for a 26% variance in life satisfaction scores of participants. These findings imply that cultivation of mindfulness and self-compassion may enhance body responsiveness and diminish the negative mood states that in turn promote life satisfaction.

Keywords

EN

LIFE SATISFACTION; BODY RESPONSIVENESS; NEGATIVE MOOD STATES; MINDFULNESS; SELF-COMPASSION

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 64
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 343 - 255

Contributors

author

Aydin Sünbül Zeynep

• Department of Special Education, Kocaeli University, Kabaoğlu Mahallesi, 41000 İzmit/Kocaeli, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8084-2344

author

Arici Özcan Neslihan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6169-1445

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2022.04.858