Examining the Moderating Effect of Mindfulness on the Relationship between Soldiers’ Perceived Stress and Hopelessness

Yoojin Jang, Jung-Hee Ha and Juliet Jue
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Yoojin Jang: Graduate School of Counseling Psychology, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
Jung-Hee Ha: Graduate School of Counseling Psychology, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
Juliet Jue: Department of Art Therapy, Hanyang Cyber University, Seoul 04763, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-10

Abstract: Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which one consciously pays attention to being fully present in the moment. Research has shown that mindfulness can lower anxiety, stress, and hopelessness. This fact may also apply to people in special circumstances, such as those in the military. Therefore, we examined the relationship between perceived stress, mindfulness, and hopelessness among military soldiers. Specifically, we verified the moderating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between perceived stress and mindfulness. We surveyed 309 Korean military soldiers and a total of 257 data were analyzed through descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. Our results showed that perceived stress, mindfulness, and hopelessness are interrelated, and that mindfulness moderated the influence of perceived stress on hopelessness. In other words, the lower the level of mindfulness, the greater the hopelessness when the perceived stress increased. This study suggests that conducting mindfulness training for soldiers can benefit soldiers’ adaptation to military life.

Keywords: mindfulness; perceived stress; hopelessness; soldiers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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