A virtuous cycle between meaning in daily life and state mindfulness as well as the unique role of depression among young adults: A diary study.
Yangyu Lian, Wenrui Zhang, Ting He, Yulong Wang, Xiuyun Lin
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being August 1, 2024 DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12535 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experience sampling method (ESM) with dynamic structural equation model (DSEM) Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 184 |
| Population | College students |
| Duration | 14 consecutive days |
| Topics | Depression Meditation |
| Keywords | Diary study State mindfulness |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | A virtuous cycle between state mindfulness and meaning in life was found, with baseline depressive symptoms moderating the predictive effect of mindfulness on meaning in life, and mindfulness predicting meaning in life and alleviating worsening of depressive symptoms over two weeks. |
Abstract
The positive association between meaning in life (MIL) and mindfulness has been supported; however, previous research has been limited to the trait level. To explore the dynamics of mindfulness and MIL in the state level, the present study used the experience sampling method (ESM) and conducted a dynamic structural equation model (DSEM). In addition, we examined the moderation of baseline depression in this dynamic relationship and the protective role of the dynamics on depression. We recruited 184 college students (Mage = 21.58, 33.15% male), who reported three times a day for 14 consecutive days, and analyzed the 7726 collected responses. Firstly, a virtuous cycle between mindfulness and MIL was proven. Besides, the baseline depressive symptoms moderated the predictive of mindfulness on MIL, suggesting state mindfulness gave people with more depressive symptoms more meaningful in daily life. Lastly, the result also demonstrated the positive prediction of mindfulness on MIL and alleviated the worsening of depressive symptoms within 2 weeks. The findings extended the relationship between MIL and mindfulness from trait level to state level, enriching the self-determination theory, and examined the unique effect of depressive symptoms in the dynamics.
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Citations in the library
Cites 5
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- Mechanisms of mindfulness Journal of Clinical Psychology December 29, 2005
- The toronto mindfulness scale: Development and validation Journal of Clinical Psychology 2006
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression Psychiatric Clinics of North America September 18, 2017
- From a state to a trait: Trajectories of state mindfulness in meditation during intervention predict changes in trait mindfulness Personality and Individual Differences July 1, 2015