The Mediating Effect of Mindfulness on the Relationship Between Parental Attitudes and Psychological Resilience in University Students

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the mediating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between parental attitude and psychological resilience in university students. The research is a quantitative research in the correlational research model. Data were collected via Google Forms. Three hundred thirty students who were university students participated in the research. Two hundred sixty-two (79.4%) of the students determined by convenient sampling method were female, and 68 (20.6%) were male. Their ages range from 18 to 25. In the study, data were collected with the Brief Resilience Scale, the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, and the Parental Attitude Scale. Regression-based mediation macro (Process Model 4) was used to reveal direct and indirect roles. According to the results obtained, while a negative relationship was found between authoritarian and protective parental attitudes and psychological resilience, there was no relationship between parental attitudes and mindfulness.