Li Xiaojun, Ma Liping, Li Qi
School of Teacher Education, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, China.
Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jun 30;13:887940. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.887940. eCollection 2022.
Life satisfaction is the general evaluation of the individual's life, which is of great significance to achieving a better life. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating effect of core self-evaluation, positive affect, and negative affect in the relationship between trait mindfulness and life satisfaction based on the Mindfulness-to-Meaning theory. 991 Chinese undergraduates (692 females, 299 males) completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, the Core Self-Evaluations Scale, the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The results indicated that core self-evaluation and negative affect mediated the effect of trait mindfulness on life satisfaction, consistent with the Mindfulness-to-Meaning theory. Furthermore, trait mindfulness affected life satisfaction by the mediation paths of "core self-evaluation→positive affect" and "core self-evaluation→negative affect," which uncovered the underlying mechanism of promoting life satisfaction by combining the point of view of cognition (core self-evaluation) and emotion (positive and negative affect). The present study not only contributes to a better theoretical understanding of how trait mindfulness links to life satisfaction but also provides valuable guidance for enhancing life satisfaction.
生活满意度是个体对自身生活的总体评价，对实现更美好的生活具有重要意义。本研究的目的是基于正念到意义理论，探讨核心自我评价、积极情感和消极情感在特质正念与生活满意度关系中的中介作用。991名中国大学生（692名女生，299名男生）完成了正念注意觉知量表、核心自我评价量表、积极情感和消极情感量表以及生活满意度量表。结果表明，核心自我评价和消极情感介导了特质正念对生活满意度的影响，这与正念到意义理论一致。此外，特质正念通过“核心自我评价→积极情感”和“核心自我评价→消极情感”的中介路径影响生活满意度，从认知（核心自我评价）和情感（积极和消极情感）的角度揭示了提升生活满意度的潜在机制。本研究不仅有助于更好地从理论上理解特质正念与生活满意度的联系，也为提高生活满意度提供了有价值的指导。
