The mediating role of rejection sensitivity and self-esteem in relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being among adolescents

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Faculty member of Organization for Educational Research and Planning (OERP)

2 M.A. student in General Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/jmpr.2023.15340

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of rejection sensitivity and self-esteem in the relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being. The research method was descriptive and correlational. Population included all adolescent girls and boys in Tehran in 1401 who were selected as a sample using the convenience sampling method and response to Adolescent and Adult Mindfulness Scale (Droutman et al., 2018), Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (Downey & Feldman, 1996), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (Tennant et al., 2007). Pearson correlation and multiple regression by installing Hayes macro-Process in SPSS24 were used to analyze the data. Findings included a negative and significant relationship between mindfulness and rejection sensitivity and a positive and significant relationship between mindfulness with psychological well-being and self-esteem and relationship between psychological well-being and rejection sensitivity was negative and significant and relationship between psychological well-being and self-esteem was positive and significant. Also, the indirect effect of mindfulness on psychological well-being through rejection sensitivity and self-esteem was statistically significant. The results showed that with the increase of mindfulness in adolescent, their sensitivity to rejection decreases and their self-esteem and as a result their psychological well-being increases. This finding can be used to design an intervention and a comprehensive approach to promoting psychological well-being in the adolescent community.

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