Mediating role of resilience in the relationship between mindfulness and mental health.
Nishit Kumar Sinha
Frontiers in Psychology 2025 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1570016 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 431 |
| Population | Adults from India |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Emotional well-being Mental health Psychological well-being Resilience Social well-being |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key findings | Resilience mediates the relationship between mindfulness and mental health, including its emotional, psychological, and social dimensions. |
Abstract
Past research has established the beneficial effects of mindfulness on mental health. The present study attempts to extend the previous literature by examining the potential mediating role of resilience between mindfulness and mental health relationships. A survey questionnaire comprising the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R), Wagnild and Young Brief Resilience scale, and Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) was administered to 431 respondents from India. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the tripartite structure of MHC-SF, developed by to facilitate mental health assessment (including its three components: emotional, psychological, and social), in the Indian context. The study outcomes revealed that mindfulness was significantly associated with mental health (β = 0.472, p < 0.001) and its three dimensions: emotional (β = 0.405, p < 0.001), psychological (β = 0.480, p < 0.001), and social well-being (β = 0.296, p < 0.001). Resilience mediated the relationship between mindfulness and mental health, and its dimensions. The study findings provide information regarding the previously unknown resilience process through which mindfulness exerts its beneficial effects on mental health.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples Experienced meditators and nonmeditating comparison groups | 2008 | Cross-sectional study | |
| Neural Correlates of Dispositional Mindfulness During Affect Labeling Adult participants | 2007 | Observational cross-sectional | n = 27 |
| Assessing mindfulness in children and adolescents: Development and validation of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). School-aged children and adolescents | 2011 | Cross-sectional validation study | n = 1,413 |
| Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators Experienced meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | n = 152 |
| Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress Undergraduates | 2008 | Cross-sectional, correlational |
Citations in the library
Cited by 2
- Mindfulness and exercise-related health beliefs: associations with perceived stress dimensions among university students Frontiers in Psychology September 24, 2026
- A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness: effects on academic stress, academic burnout, and psychological resilience in university students. Frontiers in Psychology November 27, 2025
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- Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples Assessment February 29, 2008
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- A mindfulness-based intervention to increase resilience to stress in university students (the Mindful Student Study): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial The Lancet Public Health December 18, 2017
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