Dispositional mindfulness mediates the relationships of parental attachment to posttraumatic stress disorder and academic burnout in adolescents following the Yancheng tornado.
Yuanyuan An, Guangzhe Yuan, Zhen Liu, Yuyang Zhou, Wei Xu
European Journal of Psychotraumatology May 17, 2018 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2018.1472989 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cross-sectional study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 443 |
| Population | Chinese adolescents who had experienced a severe tornado one year prior |
| Topics | PTSD Meditation |
| Keywords | Academic burnout Dispositional mindfulness Parental attachment |
| Key findings | Dispositional mindfulness partially mediated the relationship between parental attachment and both PTSD severity and academic burnout in Chinese adolescents exposed to a tornado one year earlier. The authors suggest parental attachment and dispositional mindfulness may be critical resources for dealing with traumatization and academic burnout. |
Abstract
Background: Previous studies have shown that parental attachment is associated with low severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and low academic burnout in individuals who have experienced traumatic events.
Objective: The present study investigated the ways in which parental attachment is related to PTSD symptoms and academic burnout in Chinese traumatized adolescents by considering the role of dispositional mindfulness.
Method: A total of 443 Chinese adolescents who had experienced a severe tornado one year prior to this study completed measures of parental attachment, dispositional mindfulness, PTSD and academic burnout.
Results: The results showed that our model fitted the data well [χ2/df = 2.968, CFI = 0.971, TLI = 0.955, RMSEA (90% CI) = 0.067 (0.052-0.082)] and revealed that dispositional mindfulness partially mediates the relationship between parental attachment, PTSD severity and academic burnout.
Conclusions: The findings suggested that dispositional mindfulness and parental attachment may be two critical resources in dealing with traumatization and academic burnout.
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