Journal of Shandong University (Health Sciences) ›› 2021, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (5): 104-109.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2020.1682

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Mediating effects of locus of control on relationship between mindfulness and inner peace among medical students

WANG Qing, ZHOU Miao, ZHAO Di, LI Ping   

  1. Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
  • Published:2021-06-01

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Abstract: Objective To explore the mediating effects of locus of control between mindfulness level and inner peace of medical students. Methods A total of 455 medical students were assessed with Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire(FFMQ), Internality, Powerful Others and Chance Scale(IPC)and Inner Peace State Scale(IPSS). Data collected were analyzed with structural equation model. Results Mindfulness was moderately positively correlated with internal control(rs=0.367, P<0.01)and inner peace(rs=0.378, P<0.01), and low negatively correlated with opportunity(rs=-0.291, P<0.01)and influential others(rs=-0.182, P<0.01). Internal control was low positively correlated with inner peace(rs=0.327, P<0.01). Opportunity(rs=-0.210, P<0.01)and influential others(rs=-0.170, P<0.01)were low negatively correlated with inner peace. In addition, there was a mediating effect between mindfulness and inner peace of internal locus of control, accounting for 10.11%. The mediating effects of internal control and opportunity between description and inner peace were also valid, amounting for 43.50% and 16.04% respectively. Conclusion As mindfulness can affect the level of inner peace through the locus of control, targeted interventions based on mindfulness is significant to improve medical students’ level of inner peace.

Key words: Medical students, Mindfulness, Inner peace, Locus of control, Structural equation model

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  • R395.1
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