The relationship between mindfulness and self-esteem of adolescents: the mediating effect of self-efficacy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2019.09.006
- VernacularTitle: 正念对青少年自尊的影响：自我效能感的中介作用
- Author:
Xianliang ZHENG
1
;
Xiaoyu ZHU
1
;
Zeyi WANG
1
;
Qianxiang YUAN
2
Author Information
1. School of Educational Science, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
2. School of History Culture and Tourism, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mindfulness;
Self-efficacy;
Self-esteem;
Mediation;
Adolescents
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2019;28(9):793-796
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the mediating effect of self-efficacy between mindfulness and self-esteem.
Methods:In this study, 400 junior school students from a middle school in Jiangxi Province was recruited and complete mindful self scale, general self-efficacy scale and self-esteem scale.
Results:The scores of mindfulness, self-efficacy, self-esteem were (63.89±9.12), (22.82±4.83) and (26.14±4.43), respectively. Mindfulness and its four dimensions (self-insight, self-acceptance, self-compassion and non-persistence) were significantly positively correlated with self-esteem (r=0.18-0.53, all P<0.01). Mindfulness and its three dimensions (self-insight, self-compassion and non-persistence) were significantly positively correlated with self-efficacy (r=0.22-0.39, all P<0.01). Self-efficacy and self-esteem were significantly positively correlated (r=0.82, P<0.01). Mindfulness positively predicted self-efficacy (β=0.38, P<0.01), self-efficacy positively predicted self-esteem (β=0.74, P<0.01), and mindfulness positively predicted self-esteem (β=0.25, P<0.01). That was, self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and self-esteem. The mediating effect value was 0.28, accounting for 52.83% of the total effect.
Conclusion:Mindfulness not only directly affects adolescents' self-esteem, but also influences adolescents' self-esteem through self-efficacy.
