Resilience and Stress as Mediators in the Relationship of Mindfulness and Happiness

Badri Bajaj; Bassam Khoury; Santoshi Sengupta

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.771263

Frontiers in Psychology (Feb 2022)

Resilience and Stress as Mediators in the Relationship of Mindfulness and Happiness

Badri Bajaj,
Bassam Khoury,
Santoshi Sengupta

Affiliations

Badri Bajaj: Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
Bassam Khoury: Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Santoshi Sengupta: School of Management, Graphic Era Hill University, Bhimtal, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.771263
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13

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The aim of the present study was to examine the mediation effects of resilience and stress, two perceived opposite constructs, in the relationship between mindfulness and happiness. Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, Subjective Happiness Scale, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales short version-21 were administered to 523 undergraduate university students in India. Structural Equation Modeling with bootstrapping was applied to test the mediating effects of resilience and stress. Results showed that resilience and stress partially mediated the mindfulness-happiness relationship. In addition, resilience partially mediated the relationship of mindfulness to stress. Findings suggest that mindfulness may play an influential role in enhancing happiness through the mediating effects of resilience and stress.

Published in Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology

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