The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Happiness in Student-Athletes: The Role of Self-Compassion-Mediator or Moderator?

TİNGAZ E. O., SOLMAZ S., Ekiz M. A., Guvendi B.

JOURNAL OF RATIONAL-EMOTIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY, cilt.40, sa.1, ss.75-85, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10942-021-00397-0
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RATIONAL-EMOTIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ASSIA, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-85
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mindfulness, Happiness, Self-compassion, Student-athlete, Sport, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, MEDITATORS, HEALTH
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the present study, the mediating and moderating role of self-compassion in the relationship between mindfulness and happiness was examined through Structural Equation Modeling in student-athletes. Three hundred sixty-three individual and team-sport athletes (63.9% male; 35.8% female; 0.3% non-binary, M-age = 21.51 SD = 3.33) participating in the study were asked to fill out the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport, the Self-Compassion Scale, and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. There were significant positive correlations between mindfulness, self-compassion, and happiness. Structural equation modeling revealed that self-compassion did not have a moderator role in the relationship between mindfulness and happiness. On the other hand, self-compassion played a fully mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and happiness in student-athletes. While these are correlational data that do not permit causal inferences, these findings raise the possibility, in this population, that advances a better understanding of the impact mechanism of mindfulness on happiness.