RELATIONSHIP OF DISPOSITIONAL MINDFULNESS WITH LIFE SATISFACTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The current study was aimed to assess the relationship between dispositional mindfulness, life satisfaction and psychological well-being among the students of AJK University and to find out the difference of life satisfaction, dispositional mindfulness and psychological well-being in relation to the demographic variables (gender, family system, marital status). Sample of 300 students from different departments of UAJK was taken. Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Psychological Well-being Scale(PWBS)  were used.  Total 37 items questionnaires were given to the participants from different departments of  AJK University.  Data was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) software. Correlation yielded that there is a positive significant correlation between the dispositional mindfulness and life satisfaction and dispositional mindfulness and psychological well-being.  Statistical analysis has shown that female students and students belonging to joint families and married students have high dispositional mindfulness, life satisfaction and psychological well-being.