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

Yuruo Lei, Jiawei Liu, Xinyu Wang, Zhiqi Deng and Qiufeng Gao ()
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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

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-13

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.

Keywords: trait mindfulness; physical health status; mental health; middle-older adults; urban China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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