The Relationship between Mindfulness and Positive Thinking: Mediating Roles of Emotional Cognitive Regulation and Self-Compassion

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Authors

1 M.A. in Psychology, Faculty of social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.

2 Associate Professor of Psychology, Faculty of social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Faculty of social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

4 M.A. in Psychology, Faculty of social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the fit of the model of the relationship between mindfulness and positive thinking through the mediation of emotional regulation and self-compassion in students. The study population included all students studying in Qazvin universities, from which 200 students were selected using the available sampling method. Participants in the study responded to four scales include the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: Bayer et al, Automatic thoughts Questionnaire- positive: Ingram and Wisnicky, cognitive emotion regulation Questionnaire: Garnefski et al and Self-Compassion Questionnaire: Nef. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results of fitness indices indicated the fit of the proposed model. The path coefficients of the proposed model showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between mindfulness and cognitive emotion regulation, between mindfulness and positive thinking, between mindfulness and self-compassion

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Journal of Psychological Studies
Volume 17, Issue 4 - Serial Number 65
January 2022
Pages 183-204

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