Mind Over Matter: Mindfulness, Income, Resilience, and Life Quality of Vocational High School Students in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Quality of Life and Material Capacity
2.2. QoL and Mental and Emotional Capacity
2.3. Material and Mental Capacity and QoL in Emerging Adults
3. Data and Method
3.1. Data and Sample
3.2. Measures
3.3. Analytical Strategy
4. Results
5. Discussion
Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Mean (S.D.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Mindfulness | 59.4 (11.0) | --- | |||
2. Income | 22676 (20193) | 0.01 | --- | ||
3. Resilience | 64.2 (12.9) | 0.32 *** | 0.09 ** | --- | |
4. Life Quality | 77.0 (12.4) | 0.45 *** | 0.04 | 0.36 *** | --- |
Whole Sample | ||||
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Predictor | Dependent Variable | Direct Effect | Indirect Effect | Total Effect |
Resilience | Mindfulness | 0.37 *** | --- | 0.37 *** |
Income ($1000) | 0.06 ** | --- | 0.06 ** | |
Life Quality | Resilience | 0.23 *** | --- | 0.23 *** |
Mindfulness | 0.41 *** | 0.09 *** | 0.50 *** | |
Income ($1000) | --- | 0.01 ** | 0.01 ** | |
N = 905 | ||||
Male Sample | ||||
Predictor | Dependent Variable | Direct Effect | Indirect Effect | Total Effect |
Resilience | Mindfulness | 0.39 *** | --- | 0.39 *** |
Income ($1000) | 0.03 | --- | 0.03 | |
Life Quality | Resilience | 0.22 *** | --- | 0.22 *** |
Mindfulness | 0.34 *** | 0.09 *** | 0.43 *** | |
Income ($1000) | --- | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
N = 497 | ||||
Female Sample | ||||
Predictor | Dependent Variable | Direct Effect | Indirect Effect | Total Effect |
Resilience | Mindfulness | 0.35 *** | --- | 0.35 *** |
Income ($1000) | 0.08 * | --- | 0.08 * | |
Life Quality | Resilience | 0.18 *** | --- | 0.18 *** |
Mindfulness | 0.53 *** | 0.06 *** | 0.59 *** | |
Income ($1000) | --- | 0.01 * | 0.01 * | |
N = 408 |
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Cheung, S.; Xie, X.; Huang, C.-c. Mind Over Matter: Mindfulness, Income, Resilience, and Life Quality of Vocational High School Students in China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5701. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165701
Cheung S, Xie X, Huang C-c. Mind Over Matter: Mindfulness, Income, Resilience, and Life Quality of Vocational High School Students in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(16):5701. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165701
Chicago/Turabian StyleCheung, Shannon, Xiaoxia Xie, and Chien-chung Huang. 2020. "Mind Over Matter: Mindfulness, Income, Resilience, and Life Quality of Vocational High School Students in China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5701. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165701