Ben Salem Maha, Karlin Nancy J
School of Psychological Sciences, 3604University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2023 Apr;126(2):601-619. doi: 10.1177/00332941211061705. Epub 2021 Dec 31.
Emerging adulthood is often recognized as a time of uncertainty, confusion, pressure, and stress. This time period also coincides in the Western world with attending college. Many emerging adults arrive at this developmental stage feeling the pressure and obligation for success, but lack the interpersonal resources needed to make required choices. The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the psychological and mental state of this particular group by focusing on mechanisms of self-awareness and its connection to psychological health. The present study examines whether an indirect path could explain the relationships between mindfulness, positive thinking, and positive affect. Path analysis was used to test whether decentering fosters positive thinking and positive affect. Participants were surveyed for dispositional mindfulness, frequency of positive and negative feelings, positive thinking, and rumination. Results show decentering mediates between mindfulness and positive affect but does not mediate between mindfulness and positive thinking. Rumination counteracts the effects of mindfulness and predicts negative affect.
新兴成年期通常被认为是一个充满不确定性、困惑、压力和紧张的时期。在西方世界，这个时期也恰逢上大学的时候。许多新兴成年人在进入这个发展阶段时，感受到了对成功的压力和义务，但却缺乏做出所需选择所需的人际资源。本研究的目的是通过关注自我意识机制及其与心理健康的联系，深入了解这一特定群体的心理和精神状态。本研究考察了一条间接路径是否可以解释正念、积极思维和积极情绪之间的关系。路径分析用于检验去中心化是否促进积极思维和积极情绪。对参与者进行了关于特质正念、积极和消极情绪的频率、积极思维和反刍思维的调查。结果表明，去中心化在正念和积极情绪之间起中介作用，但在正念和积极思维之间不起中介作用。反刍思维抵消了正念的影响，并预测了消极情绪。
