Developing the causal model of flourishing based on the meaning in life and mindfulness with the mediating role of quality of life

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Abu Ali Sina University
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the meaning of life and mindfulness with flourishing and the mediating role of quality of life. The statistical population included all students studying in the academic year 1401-1402 in Bu Ali Sina University of Hamadan. The sample group consisting of 379 people were selected by cluster random sampling method. And responded to the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger et al., 2006), the Freiburg Mindfulness Questionnaire (Walach et al., 2006), the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996), and the flourishing Questionnaire (Diener et al., 2010). Pearson correlation and structural equation analysis were used to analyze the data. The finding of this research showed that the direct effects of the meaning of life and mindfulness on the quality of life and flourishing were positive and significant (p<0.01). Also, the effect of quality of life on flourishing was positive and significant (p<0.01). According to the results, the indirect effects of the meaning of life and mindfulness on flourishing were also positive and significant (p<0.01). Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the meaning in life and mindfulness affect flourishing through the mediation of quality of life. People who have high levels of mindfulness and have found meaning in life; They have a better quality of life and improving the quality of life, in turn, leads to flourishing and maturity in the individual.
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