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Mindfulness, Basic Psychological Needs Fulfillment, and Well-Being

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  • Jen-Ho Chang
  • Chin-Lan Huang
  • Yi-Cheng Lin

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The positive relationship between mindfulness and well-being has been demonstrated to a great extent in prior studies; however, the underlying psychological mechanism relating mindfulness to well-being is not fully understood. Based on self-determination theory (Deci and Ryan in Psychol Inq 11:227–268, 2000 ), this article proposed the basic psychological needs fulfillment (i.e., autonomy, relatedness, and competence) as the key mechanisms that account for the relationship between mindfulness and well-being. The results of our two studies revealed that mindfulness, basic psychological needs fulfillment, hedonic (Study 1) and eudaimonic well-being (Study 2) are correlated with each other. In addition, the positive relationships between mindfulness and both hedonic (Study 1) and eudaimonic well-being (Study 2) can be mediated via basic psychological needs fulfillment. The implications of these findings are discussed. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

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  • Jen-Ho Chang & Chin-Lan Huang & Yi-Cheng Lin, 2015. "Mindfulness, Basic Psychological Needs Fulfillment, and Well-Being," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 16(5), pages 1149-1162, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:16:y:2015:i:5:p:1149-1162
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-014-9551-2
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    1. Richard M. Ryan & Veronika Huta & Edward Deci, 2008. "Living well: a self-determination theory perspective on eudaimonia," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 9(1), pages 139-170, January.
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