Dispositional mindfulness and mental health in Chinese emerging adults: a multilevel model with emotion dysregulation as a mediator

Cheung, R. Y. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0998-7991, Ke, Z. and Ng, M. C. Y. (2020) Dispositional mindfulness and mental health in Chinese emerging adults: a multilevel model with emotion dysregulation as a mediator. PLoS ONE, 15 (11). e0239575. ISSN 1932-6203 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239575

Abstract/Summary

Using a multilevel model, this study examined emotion dysregulation as a mediator between dispositional mindfulness and mental health among Chinese emerging adults. Participants were 191 Chinese emerging adults (female = 172) between 18 and 27 years old (M = 21.06 years, SD = 2.01 years), who completed a questionnaire that assessed their dispositional mindfulness, emotion dysregulation, and mental health outcomes for three times over 12 months, with a three-month lag between each time point. Within-person analysis revealed that emotion dysregulation mediated between dispositional mindfulness and mental health outcomes, including subjective well-being and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Time was positively associated with emotion dysregulation and negatively associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety. Between-person analysis revealed that emotion dysregulation negatively mediated between dispositional mindfulness and symptoms of depression and anxiety, but not subjective well-being. These findings call attention to within-person versus between-person effects of emotion dysregulation as a mediator between dispositional mindfulness and psychological outcomes, particularly of symptoms of depression and anxiety. Attesting to the relations established in western societies, the relations are also applicable to emerging adults in the Chinese context. Evidence was thus advanced to inform translational research efforts that promote mindfulness and emotion regulation as assets of mental health.

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