Mindfulness as a Moderator in the Relation Between Income and Psychological Well-Being
Yoshinori Sugiura, Tomoko Sugiura
Frontiers in Psychology August 13, 2018 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01477 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 734 |
| Population | Adults aged 20–59 years, 50% women, recruited via internet questionnaire |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 33 |
| Key findings | Income showed weak positive zero-order correlations with life satisfaction (r = .13) and psychological well-being (r = .11). Mindfulness facets moderated the income–well-being relation: among participants low in not judging or describing experiences, psychological well-being was positively related to income, while those high in these dimensions reported higher psychological well-being irrespective of income. |
Abstract
The relation between income and life satisfaction has been found to be weak, albeit positive (r = .10–.20). This study introduced psychological well-being as a dependent variable predicted by income in addition to life satisfaction. Furthermore, individual differences might determine the strength of this relation, that is, act as moderators. Thus, this study introduced mindfulness as one such possible moderator. Participants (N = 800, 50% women, aged 20–59 years) completed an Internet questionnaire. Of them, 734 reported income and were included in the analyses. Income had weak, yet positive, zero-order correlations with life satisfaction and psychological well-being (r = .13 and .11). Hierarchical regression controlling for demographics indicated that the relation between income and psychological well-being was moderated by mindfulness facets. Specifically, among those low in not judging or describing of experiences, psychological well-being was positively related to income. On the other hand, those high in these mindfulness dimensions indicated higher psychological well-being irrespective of income.
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
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