Mindfulness and Well-being: A Longitudinal Serial Mediation Model of Psychological Adjustment and COVID-19 Fear

SATICI B., Gocet-Tekin E., DENİZ M. E., SATICI S. A., Yilmaz F. B.

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy, cilt.42, sa.4, ss.865-877, 2024 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10942-024-00551-4
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ASSIA, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.865-877
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Longitudinal, Mindfulness, Psychological Adjustment, Well-being
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Numerous studies have been carried out globally related to COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, most of which were cross-sectional. Therefore, there is a need for longitudinal studies to fully understand the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. In the present longitudinal study, our aim was to examine whether psychological adjustment and fear of COVID-19 would serially mediate the relationship between mindfulness and well-being in a Turkish sample (N = 300, Mage=22.21 years, SD = 3.01, 60.3% female). The results of a two-wave longitudinal study were analyzed via bootstrapping. The findings of the serial mediation analyses showed that mindfulness at T1 exhibited a significant indirect effect on well-being at T2 through psychological adjustment at T2 and fear of COVID-19 at T2 controlling for the effects of age and gender at T1. These findings help clarify the mechanisms underlying the association among mindfulness, psychological adjustment, COVID-19 fear, and well-being.