Mindfulness and meaning in life: The mediating effect of self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic

IF 0.8 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-06-20 DOI:10.1080/14330237.2023.2195708

Xiaohao Mai, Fang-Ying Li, Biyun Wu, Junfang Wu

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Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy as mechanisms for mindfulness and meaning in life in a community pandemic experience. Participants were 538 Chinese college students (female = 70.40%, mean age = 20.01 years, SD = 1.31 years). The students completed the following measures: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Self-concept Clarity Scale, Coping Self-efficacy Scale, and Meaning in Life Questionnaire. Following path analyses, results showed that mindfulness was significantly and positively related to meaning in life. Mediation analysis revealed that self-concept clarity, as well as coping self-efficacy, played a mediating role between mindfulness and meaning in life, increasing meaning in life. In terms of self-concept and coping self-efficacy, coping self-efficacy had a stronger effect on the relationship between mindlessness and meaning in life, accounting for 33.0% and 64.3% of the total effect, respectively. The findings suggest that gains in mindfulness predicted greater meaning in life through both self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy.

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正念与生活意义:新冠肺炎大流行期间自我概念清晰度和应对自我效能感的中介作用

目前的研究旨在调查自我概念清晰度和应对自我效能感，它们是在社区流行病经历中正念和生活意义的机制。参与者为538名中国大学生（女性=70.40%，平均年龄=20.01岁，SD=1.31岁）。学生完成了以下测量：注意意识量表、自我概念清晰度量表、应对自我效能感量表和生活意义问卷。通过路径分析，结果表明正念与人生意义显著正相关。中介分析表明，自我概念清晰度和应对自我效能在正念和生活意义之间起着中介作用，增加了生活意义。在自我概念和应对自我效能方面，应对自我效能对无意识与生活意义之间的关系有更强的影响，分别占总影响的33.0%和64.3%。研究结果表明，通过自我概念的清晰度和应对自我效能感，正念的提高预示着生活的意义更大。

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Journal of Psychology in Africa PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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1.70

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16.70%

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期刊介绍： Findings from psychological research in Africa and related regions needs a forum for better dissemination and utilisation in the context of development. Special emphasis is placed on the consideration of African, African-American, Asian, Caribbean, and Hispanic-Latino realities and problems. Contributions should attempt a synthesis of emic and etic methodologies and applications. The Journal of Psychology in Africa includes original articles, review articles, book reviews, commentaries, special issues, case analyses, reports and announcements.