Relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being among the seminarians

Abstract

Introduction Mindfulness is an emerging domain in psychological wellbeing. It is the need of hours to understand the relationship of this construct. Aim To evaluate the relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being in seminarians. Settings and Design: The cross sectional design study consists of sample 227 seminarians, Kerala, India. Their age ranged from 17 to 22 years with a mean age of 19.48 years (SD =1.75). Methods and Material: The Assessment packets include questionnaire such as demographic details, Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, empathy and compassion. Result: The study results showed mindfulness has a positive and significant correlation with the empathy (r=.21, p<. 01) and compassion (.34, p<. 01). No relation was observed with emotional regulation. Conclusions: In conclusion, the results suggest that seminarians with higher levels of mindfulness related to higher level of empathy and compassion.