Mindfulness and Psychological Well-being: Mediation of Cognitive Regulation of Emotion and Self-Compassion

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of cognitive regulation of emotion and self-compassion in the relationship between psychological well-being and mindfulness. The research method is implemented in accordance with the purpose and the method of accumulating descriptive-correlational information. The research was all undergraduate students of Islamic Azad University Marvdasht branch University in the academic year 2018-2019, of which 386 students (205 women and 181 men) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The subjects completed psychological well-being scales (RSPWB), mindfulness (FFMQ), Self-Compassion (SCS), and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies Questionnaire (CERQ). The structural equation analysis method was implemented for data analysis, utilizing SPSS (version 25) and AMOS (version 20) software. In the present study, the indirect path of mindfulness on students’ psychological well-being was significant at the level of 0.12 for cognitive regulation of emotion and 0.15 for self-compassion (P=0.001). These findings suggest that the relationship between psychological well-being and mindfulness is mediated by the variables of cognitive regulation of emotion and compassion. According to these findings, mindfulness can affect the psychological well-being of pupils by influencing the extent of cognitive regulation of emotion and compassion.

Keywords

• mindfulness
• psychological well-being
• regulation of emotion cognition
• self-compassion