Emotional Stability and Core Self-Evaluation in the Association Between Mindful Parenting and Adolescents' Mindfulness
Ying Hai, Yuantian Tong, Qinglu Xiao, Tian’e Liu, Shuailei Lian
Research Square September 2, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10161670/v1 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional questionnaire survey Longitudinal |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 773 |
| Population | Adolescents |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindful parenting was positively associated with adolescents' mindfulness. Emotional stability and core self-evaluation each showed significant indirect associations in this link, and the two together formed a sequential mediating pathway, which the authors argue supports the mindful parenting mechanism model. |
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Mindful parenting has been recognized as an important family factor associated with adolescents’ psychological adjustment and well-being. Although previous studies have documented a positive association between mindful parenting and adolescents’ mindfulness, relatively little is known about the psychological processes underlying this association. Guided by the mindful parenting mechanism model, the present study examined whether emotional stability and core self-evaluation are associated with the link between mindful parenting and adolescents’ mindfulness.
Objective: This study investigated the association between mindful parenting and adolescents’ mindfulness and examined the roles of emotional stability and core self-evaluation in this association.
Methods: The present study conducted a questionnaire survey among 773 adolescents to construct a chain mediation model exploring the mediating roles of emotional stability and core self-evaluation in the relationship between mindful parenting and adolescents’ mindfulness.
Results: Mindful parenting was positively associated with adolescents’ mindfulness. Emotional stability and core self-evaluation each showed significant indirect associations linking mindful parenting and adolescents’ mindfulness. In addition, mindful parenting was associated with adolescents’ mindfulness through the sequential pathway involving emotional stability and core self-evaluation. Conclusion and
Implications: These findings extend current understanding of the association between mindful parenting and adolescents’ mindfulness by highlighting the potential psychological roles of emotional stability and core self-evaluation. The results provide empirical support for the mindful parenting mechanism model and suggest that family-based interventions fostering mindful parenting may contribute to adolescents’ mindfulness by promoting adaptive emotional functioning and positive self-evaluation. Future longitudinal and experimental research is needed to clarify the temporal ordering of these associations.
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 |