Lee Alfred S Y, Sun Yao, Chung Kevin Kien Hoa
Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Taipo, Hong Kong.
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD USA.
Mindfulness (N Y). 2022;13(12):3080-3090. doi: 10.1007/s12671-022-02014-2. Epub 2022 Nov 2.
In the face of a global pandemic, research on wellness-fostering resources is urgently needed, especially with longitudinal designs and diverse samples. According to the mindfulness-to-meaning theory and broaden-and-build theory, this study examined the reciprocal associations among a group of Chinese university students' trait mindfulness, positive and negative affect, and use of positive coping strategies, including positive reappraisal, planning, and seeking of emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participants were 247 Hong Kong university students ( = 20.96, = 2.38; female = 86%) who completed survey measures of mindfulness, positive and negative affect, and positive coping strategies at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Data were analysed using a cross-lagged panel design, controlling for participants' age.
The proposed reciprocal model exhibited an excellent fit with the data. There was a reciprocal association between trait mindfulness and positive affect over time. However, no significant reciprocal effect was found among mindfulness, negative affect, and positive coping strategies.
Theoretically, the current findings extended the two theories to a non-Western population during a critical time and suggested a long-term reciprocal association between positive affect and mindfulness. Our study provided important insight into university students' positive well-being during COVID-19 and demonstrated the wellness-fostering effect of mindfulness.
面对全球大流行，迫切需要对促进健康的资源进行研究，尤其是采用纵向设计和多样样本的研究。根据正念到意义理论和拓展与建构理论，本研究考察了一组中国大学生的特质正念、积极和消极情绪以及积极应对策略（包括在新冠肺炎疫情期间进行积极重新评价、制定计划和寻求情感支持）之间的相互关系。
参与者为247名香港大学生（平均年龄=20.96岁，标准差=2.38岁；女性占86%），他们在基线和6个月随访时完成了关于正念、积极和消极情绪以及积极应对策略的调查测量。采用交叉滞后面板设计对数据进行分析，并控制参与者的年龄。
所提出的相互模型与数据拟合良好。随着时间的推移，特质正念与积极情绪之间存在相互关系。然而，在正念、消极情绪和积极应对策略之间未发现显著的相互作用。
从理论上讲，当前的研究结果在关键时期将这两种理论扩展到了非西方人群，并表明积极情绪与正念之间存在长期的相互关系。我们的研究为新冠肺炎疫情期间大学生的积极幸福感提供了重要见解，并证明了正念对促进健康的作用。
