Relationship between Mindfulness and Eudaimonic Well-Being in a Thai Adult Sample: Roles of Hope and Meaning in Life
Somboon Jarukasemthawee, David B. Feldman, Kullaya Pisitsungkagarn, David Wang
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling July 12, 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10447-025-09611-5 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 269 |
| Population | Thai adults |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Positive psychology Meaning existential Eudaimonia Sample material Psychotherapist Epistemology |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | Hope and meaning in life accounted for statistically significant variance in the relationship between mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being. |
Abstract
Abstract We examine the relationship between mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being in Thai adults, a population largely overlooked in mindfulness research despite the strong influence of Buddhism within this culture. Specifically, we hypothesized that hope and meaning will account for variance in this relationship. Utilizing self-report measures for mindfulness, hope, meaning in life, and eudaimonic well-being, findings from a sample of 269 Thai adults revealed significant positive correlations between all of these constructs and eudaimonic well-being. Regression analyses also indicated that hope and meaning in life accounted for statistically significant variance in the relationship between mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being and that mindfulness, meaning, and hope collectively accounted for 63% of the variance in eudaimonic well-being. These results contribute to our cross-cultural understanding of variables related to well-being.
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| 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 |