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KMID : 0981220120120030259
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Congnitive Behavior Therapy in Korea
2012 Volume.12 No. 3 p.259 ~ p.274
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The Mediating Effects of Emotion Regulation Strategies on the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Well-being
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Park Hye-Min
Chae Kyu-Man
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being. The subjects of this research were 294 South Korean undergraduate students recruited nationally. The participants were asked to complete questionnaires such as Mindfulness Scale, Emotion Regulation Strategy Questionnaire, and Psychological Well-being Scale. The data was analyzed by using correlation analysis, structural equation modeling analysis, and Sobel Z test. The results were as follows. Mindfulness showed significant positive correlation with both psychological well-being and adaptive emotion regulation strategies. On the contrary, it was negatively correlated to maladaptive emotion regulation strategies with significance. Moreover, analysis shows that the adaptive emotion regulation strategies had a positive partial mediating effect on the relationships between mindfulness and psychological well-being, whereas the maladaptive emotion regulation strategies had a negative partial mediating effect on the relationships between mindfulness and psychological well-being. The results indicate that in addition to the direct effect of mindfulness on psychological well-being, emotion regulation strategies indirectly affect on psychological well-being. These results indicate that mindfulness may be considered as a factor in improving psychological well-being. In addition, depending on the choice of either adaptive or maladaptive emotion regulation strategies in a negative situation, mindfulness can affect an individual’s perception of their own psychological well-being. Based on the above findings, discussion about the significance and limitations of the research were suggested, and ideas were proposed for further research.
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KEYWORD
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Mindfulness, Emotion regulation strategies, Psychological well-being
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