Dispositional Mindfulness and Adolescent Mental Health Problems: The Mediation of Attentional Control and Moderation of Self-Esteem.

IF 2.9 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2025-09-10 DOI:10.1080/00223980.2025.2557878

Wenli Song, Zh Yeng Chong, Wei Xu

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Abstract

This three-wave longitudinal study examined the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and adolescent mental health problems (depression, anxiety, and stress) by testing the mediating role of attentional control and the moderating role of self-esteem. 1150 adolescents (M/SD_age = 15.96/0.97 years, 55% female) completed a self-report questionnaire on dispositional mindfulness and mental health problems at T1 (baseline), attentional control and self-esteem at T2 (three-month follow-up), and mental health problems at T3 (six-month follow-up). Results showed that dispositional mindfulness at T1 negatively predicted mental health problems at T3, and attentional control at T2 mediated this association. In addition, self-esteem at T2 moderated the pathway from attentional control at T2 to depression at T3, suggesting that attentional control has a stronger predictive effect on depression in adolescents with low self-esteem. The findings highlight attentional control as a key mechanism of dispositional mindfulness in alleviating mental health problems, particularly for adolescents with low self-esteem. Implications for prevention and intervention in adolescent mental health problems are discussed.

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气质正念与青少年心理健康问题：注意控制与自尊调节的中介作用。

本研究通过测试注意控制的中介作用和自尊的调节作用，考察了性格正念与青少年心理健康问题（抑郁、焦虑和压力）之间的关系。1150名青少年（M/SDage = 15.96/0.97岁，55%为女性）在T1（基线）、T2（3个月随访）和T3（6个月随访）完成了一份关于气质正念和心理健康问题的自我报告问卷。结果显示，T1时的性格正念负向预测T3时的心理健康问题，而T2时的注意控制介导了这一关联。此外，T2阶段的自尊调节了T2阶段注意控制到T3阶段抑郁的通路，表明注意控制对低自尊青少年抑郁具有更强的预测作用。研究结果强调，注意力控制是缓解心理健康问题的一个关键机制，尤其是对低自尊的青少年。讨论了青少年心理健康问题的预防和干预的意义。

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Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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