Global Megacity Governance Institute, School of Government, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Department of Sociology, School of Government, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 1;19(23):16088. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316088.
Few studies have focused on the specific effects of trait mindfulness on physical health status, especially from a resilient aging perspective. This study examined the mediating role of mental health in the association between trait mindfulness and physical health status among middle-older adults in urban China. The participants included 188 individuals who were recruited from a community senior university and five community senior care centers. The findings reveal: (1) trait mindfulness has a strong effect on two physical health indicators (self-rated physical health and subjective sleep quality); (2) mental health is a significant mediator in the relationship between trait mindfulness and physical health status; and (3) the mediation role of mental health is more evident in the self-rated physical health model (24.15%) than subjective sleep quality (18.10%). This study improves our knowledge of how trait mindfulness can lead to a better physical health in middle-older adults and can lead to the development of social value communication and effective prevention.
鲜有研究聚焦于特质正念对身体健康状况的具体影响，特别是从抗衰视角。本研究考察了心理健康在特质正念与中国城市中老年群体身体健康状况之间的关联中的中介作用。参与者包括从社区老年大学和五所社区老年护理中心招募的 188 人。研究结果表明：（1）特质正念对两个身体健康指标（自评身体健康和主观睡眠质量）有很强的影响；（2）心理健康是特质正念与身体健康状况之间关系的重要中介；（3）心理健康的中介作用在自评身体健康模型中更为明显（24.15%），而在主观睡眠质量模型中不那么明显（18.10%）。本研究增进了我们对特质正念如何能使中老年人群获得更好的身体健康的理解，并能促进社会价值传播和有效预防措施的制定。
