The Relationship between Mindfulness Level and Anxiety in College Students: The Mediating Roles of Rumination and Sleep
Xv Chu
Journal of Medicine and Physical Education April 1, 2026 DOI: 10.62517/jmpe.202618204 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cross-sectional Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 767 |
| Population | Undergraduate students (337 males, 430 females) |
| Measures | MAAS, RRS-CV, SAS, PSQI |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | Dispositional mindfulness showed negative correlations with anxiety (r=-.580), rumination (r=-.395), and poor sleep quality (r=-.266). Rumination and sleep quality serially mediated the mindfulness–anxiety relationship. |
Abstract
The present study has two overarching research aims: first, to systematically examine the connection between dispositional mindfulness and anxiety among undergraduate students; second, to empirically test the mediating roles of rumination and sleep quality within this specific bivariate association, the present study recruited 767 undergraduate students (337 males, 430 females). The MAAS, RRS-CV, was administered to all participants enrolled in the present investigation.(1) SAS and the PSQI were utilized for formal assessment in this study, and Hayes’PROCESS macro (Model 6 ) for SPSS was appropriately applied to carry out serial mediation analysis. First, it was clearly and reliably shown that dispositional trait mindfulness demonstrated a notable negative correlation with anxiety symptoms, ruminative thinking, and sleep quality(r=-.580,r=-.395,r=-.266,all p
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