Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Jul 2021)

Effects of Facets of Mindfulness on College Adjustment Among First-Year Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of Resilience

  • Dong Y,
  • Dang L,
  • Li S,
  • Yang X

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 14
pp. 1101 – 1109

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Yanbo Dong,1 Le Dang,1– 3 Shenglan Li,4– 6 Xue Yang7,8 1Faculty of Teacher Education, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, Henan, 467000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, People’s Republic of China; 3Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Psychology, School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410006, People’s Republic of China; 5Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410006, People’s Republic of China; 6Normal College, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, 415000, People’s Republic of China; 7JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, People’s Republic of China; 8The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xue Yang Tel +852 2647 5108Email [email protected]: College life is a challenging stage for students to transition from adolescence to early adulthood. College students need to adjust to various problems, including those related to learning, campus life, interpersonal relationships, career selection, emotions, and self. The aim of this study was to test the associations between different facets of mindfulness, resilience, and college adjustment, as well as the mediation effect of resilience between mindfulness and college adjustment among first-year college students.Methods: This survey study recruited 765 first-year college students in China. The psychological variables were assessed by the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Chinese College Student Adjustment Scale.Results: It has been showed in the current study that mindfulness and resilience were positively correlated with college adjustment. Resilience significantly mediated the associations between four dimensions of mindfulness (ie, describing, acting with awareness, observing and non-reactivity) and college adjustment.Conclusion: The findings support the potential importance of enhancing mindfulness and resilience to facilitate adjustment among first-year college students. Limitations and implications are discussed.Keywords: mindfulness, resilience, college adjustment, first-year college students, emerging adults

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