Mindfulness and Balanced Time Perspective: Predictive Model of Psychological Well-Being and Gender Differences in
Andrea Fuentes1, Cristián Oyanadel1, Philip Zimbardo2
1Department of Psychology, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion 4030000, Chile.
Background:
The aims of the study were to establish an adjustment model to analyze the relationship among mindfulness, balanced time perspective (BTP) and psychological well-being (PWB) in college students and to explore gender differences among the variables.
Method:
The sample consisted of 380 college students, 220 women and 160 men, uniformly distributed according to the university's faculties.
Results:
The results indicate that the synergy between mindfulness and BTP predicts the variance of PWB by 55%. Regarding gender differences, it was found that women have a greater tendency towards Past Positive than men and men a higher tendency towards Present Hedonistic than women. In addition, in the group of women, a stronger relationship was found among the variables and, consequently, a greater predictive value for PWB (58%), displaying an enhanced disposition to high PWB compared to men.
Conclusions:
Together, mindfulness and BTP promote optimal psychological functioning and alleviate or reduce discomfort. Thus, their promotion and training in universities is especially important given the high prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in college students.
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