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What do we gain by adding time perspective to mindfulness? Carpe Diem and mindfulness in a temporal framework

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 93; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.paid.2015.07.046

1873-3549

Małgorzata Sobol, Tomasz Jankowski, Aneta Przepiórka,

Behavioral Health and Interventions

Abstract Researchers studying mindfulness point to the need for studies and analyses explaining and specifying the nature of this variable as compared to other similar constructs. The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and the Carpe Diem time perspective (CD) and their predictive value with reference to eudaimonic well-being, namely authenticity and basic needs satisfaction. The participants were 238 Poles (138 female and 100 male, aged 15 to 65 years). We obtained results suggesting that mindfulness and CD are separate constructs that do not correlate with each other. We point out that mindfulness is mainly concerned with the form of awareness, while CD is concerned with its content. The interaction of these two variables has a particularly positive effect on the functioning that enables the satisfaction of basic psychological needs.