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The Temporal Focus of Mind-Wandering and Chinese Adolescents' Well-Being.
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Psychological Reports . Apr2023, Vol. 126 Issue 2, p897-917. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The relationships between the temporal focus of mind-wandering (i.e., past-oriented and future-oriented mind-wandering) and well-being are important issues for adolescents, which may have significant implications on their well-being and self-identity development. However, few studies tested the temporal focus of mind-wandering and its emotional consequences in adolescents. In the present study, we conducted two studies using self-reported questionnaires from large sample sets to examine the relationships between the temporal focus of mind-wandering and hedonic (pleasure attainment) and eudaimonic (meaning pursuing) well-being among Chinese adolescents. Study 1 preliminarily tested the relationships between the temporal focus of mind-wandering and hedonic well-being among adolescents (n = 1273) suggesting that both past-oriented mind-wandering (PMW) and future-oriented mind-wandering (FMW) were positively correlated with hedonic well-being. Study 2 used a new sample (n = 986) and included another aspect of well-being (i.e., eudaimonic well-being), showing that PMW and FMW were both positively correlated with hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Moreover, self-reflection mediated the relationships between FMW and hedonic/eudaimonic well-being, whereas self-reflection did not act as a mediator in the relationships between PMW and well-being. The present findings indicated that both PMW and FMW are beneficial for Chinese adolescents' well-being, and emphasized the mediating role of self-reflection in the relationships between FMW and well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHINESE people
*PLEASURE
*WELL-being
*MIND-wandering
*IDENTITY (Psychology)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00332941
- Volume :
- 126
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychological Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162635309
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941211057141