Facets of dispositional mindfulness versus sources of social support predicting college students’ psychological adjustment
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Objective: This study examined the relative contribution of five dispositional mindfulness (DM) facets and two aspects of social support along with sex in predicting psychological adjustment. Participants: Three hundred fifty-three undergraduates (72% female; M = 18.82 years) participated with data collected from September 2014 through March 2016. Methods: Self-report measures of DM, social support, perceived stress, and emotional well-being were completed. Results: Sex and higher scores on specific mindfulness facets (ie, nonreactivity, nonjudging) predicted lower stress and greater emotional well-being. Higher family support predicted lower stress, whereas friend support predicted greater emotional well-being. The mindfulness facets were stronger predictors of adjustment than the social support domains. Females reported higher perceived stress and lower emotional well-being than males, and males scored significantly higher on total mindfulness, nonjudging, and nonreactivity. Conclusions: Results have implications for mindfulness-based interventions with college students such that focusing on the nonjudging and nonreactivity facets may enhance effectiveness.
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- Authors
- Kingery, J. N., Bodenlos, J. S., & Lathrop, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kingery, Julie Newman
- Venue
- Journal of American College Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-03-25
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 403-410
- ISSN
- 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
- 0744-8481
- 1940-3208
- OpenAlex
- W2994860525
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 5
- FWCI
- 5.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- trait mindfulness, mindfulness facets, non-judgment, non-reactivity, social support, family support, friend support, perceived stress, emotional well-being, psychological adjustment, university students, sex differences, mindfulness-based interventions
- MeSH terms
- Emotional Adjustment, Adolescent, Emotions, Family Relations, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Personality, Sex Factors, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Students, Universities, Young Adult, Self Report, Mindfulness
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