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The Role of Self‐Connection in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Meaning: A Longitudinal Examination 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Klussman, Kristine,Nichols, Austin Lee,Langer, Julia
  • 학회/출판사/기관명John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • 출판년도2020
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Applied Psychology
  • 발행사항Vol.12No.3[2020]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1758-0846
  • 소개/요약Background: Researchers have rarely examined mindfulness and meaning in a way that informs the causality and directionality of this relationship. The current research examines this relationship across time, further validates the Self-Connection Scale (SCS), and examines the role of self-connection in both moderating and mediating this relationship. This allows for researchers and practitioners alike to utilise self-connection to help increase their own and others' well-being. Methods: One hundred and fifty-four participants completed measures of mindfulness, self-connection, and meaning over 4 weeks. We also included various measures related to well-being to further examine the nomological network of the SCS. Results: Multi-level models examined a total of 432 observations across 108 participants. Mindfulness predicted an increase in the presence of but not search for meaning. Self-connection partially mediated the effect on the presence of meaning and moderated the effect on the search for meaning. Furthermore, the SCS demonstrated good validity and reliability across time. Conclusions: Self-connection, as measured by the SCS, has an important role in positive psychology, and those with a deficit are likely to benefit the most from increased mindfulness. Together, this provides several implications for using mindfulness and self-connection research in personal and professional practice.