TITLE:
Mindfulness and the Quality of Romantic Relationships: Is It All about Well-Being?
AUTHORS:
Peter M. Forster
KEYWORDS:
Mindfulness, Relationship Quality, Life Satisfaction, Romantic Relationships
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.5 No.5,
May
10,
2017
ABSTRACT: Studies have shown that mindfulness is positively
associated with a number of individual factors related to well-being, attention
and awareness, and life satisfaction. Mindfulness has also been shown to be
positively associated with the perceived quality of romantic relationships.
However, the factors underlying the connection between mindfulness and
relationship quality are not well understood. A study is reported in which the
connection between mindfulness and perceived relationship quality was
investigated when individual life satisfaction was controlled for. The results
suggest that individual life satisfaction partially mediates the association
between mindfulness and relationship quality but that other factors also
contribute to that association. Possible additional mediating factors and ideas
for possible future studies that could throw light on this connection are
discussed.