Childhood Psychological Maltreatment, Mindful Awareness, Self-Transcendence, and Mental Well-Being in Emerging Adults
Emerging Adulthood October 19, 2023 Gökmen Arslan, Zekavet Kabasakal, Besra Taş
Childhood psychological maltreatment is linked to poorer mental well-being in Turkish university students, partly because it reduces mindful awareness and self-transcendence. In a sample of 422 emerging adults aged 18–29, psychological maltreatment was directly associated with lower levels of these two qualities and indirectly associated with worse mental well-being through them. The findings suggest that promoting mindful awareness and self-transcendence could help buffer the negative effects of psychological maltreatment on mental health.