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Trait Mindfulness and Physical Health among Chinese Middle-Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Mental Health

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  • Yuruo Lei

    (Global Megacity Governance Institute, School of Government, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China)

  • Jiawei Liu

    (Global Megacity Governance Institute, School of Government, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China)

  • Xinyu Wang

    (Department of Sociology, School of Government, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China)

  • Zhiqi Deng

    (Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China)

  • Qiufeng Gao

    (Department of Sociology, School of Government, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China)

Abstract

Few studies have focused on the specific effects of trait mindfulness on physical health status, especially from a resilient aging perspective. This study examined the mediating role of mental health in the association between trait mindfulness and physical health status among middle-older adults in urban China. The participants included 188 individuals who were recruited from a community senior university and five community senior care centers. The findings reveal: (1) trait mindfulness has a strong effect on two physical health indicators (self-rated physical health and subjective sleep quality); (2) mental health is a significant mediator in the relationship between trait mindfulness and physical health status; and (3) the mediation role of mental health is more evident in the self-rated physical health model (24.15%) than subjective sleep quality (18.10%). This study improves our knowledge of how trait mindfulness can lead to a better physical health in middle-older adults and can lead to the development of social value communication and effective prevention.

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  • Yuruo Lei & Jiawei Liu & Xinyu Wang & Zhiqi Deng & Qiufeng Gao, 2022. "Trait Mindfulness and Physical Health among Chinese Middle-Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Mental Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:23:p:16088-:d:990480
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