Personal goal setting as a mediator of the relationship between mindfulness and wellbeing

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See, stats, and : https : / / www . researchgate . net / publication / 236971095 Personal Relationship Wellbeing Article DOI : 10 . 5502 / ijw . v2 . i3 . 5 CITATIONS 2 READS 34 3 , including : Some : The The Simon Université 25 SEE Thérèse Université 98 , 581 SEE All . The . All - text and , letting . Grégoire , S . , Bouffard , T . , Vezeau , C . (2012) . Personal goal setting as mediator of the relationship between mindfulness and wellbeing . Abstract : Although the evidence suggesting a positive relationship between mindfulness and wellbeing is rapidly accumulating , the mechanisms by which this relationship operates remain unclear . This study explored the relationship between mindfulness , wellbeing and a self - regulatory process , namely personal goal setting . It was hypothesized that people reporting higher levels of mindfulness would strive for goals having a greater degree of autonomy , which would in turn have a beneficial impact on their wellbeing . University students (n = 114) completed questionnaires aimed at assessing their level of mindfulness and wellbeing . They were asked to identify five personal goals they were currently pursuing and indicate the reasons (extrinsic , introjected , identified or intrinsic) they were pursuing these goals . A bootstrapping analysis supports the mediating hypothesis and suggests that students who reported being more attentive and aware tended to be engaged in personal endeavours that were more autonomously motivated , which in turn appeared to foster their wellbeing .