The current research sought to better understand the effect of mindfulness on well-being by examining self-connection as a potential mediator. We define self-connection as: (1) an awareness of oneself, (2) an acceptance of oneself based on this awareness, and (3) an alignment of one’s behavior with this awareness. Based on this definition, we measured self-connection, mindfulness and well-being using two distinct samples and two different operationalizations of well-being. In Study 1, we recruited 101 people from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and asked them about their connection to themselves, mindfulness and flourishing. In Study 2, we surveyed an additional 104 people from MTurk, again measuring mindfulness and self-connection. However, this time we operationalized well-being as satisfaction with life. As expected, mindfulness predicted self-connection and well-being in both studies. Self-connection also predicted well-being and partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and well-being. These results suggest that mindfulness bolsters self-connection, which in turn increases people’s well-being.

当前的研究试图通过研究自我连接作为潜在的中介者，来更好地理解正念对幸福的影响。我们将自我联系定义为：（1）对自己的认识，（2）基于这种认识对自己的接受，以及（3）使人的行为与这种认识保持一致。基于此定义，我们使用两个截然不同的样本和两个不同的幸福感测验来衡量自我连接，正念和幸福感。在研究1中，我们从亚马逊的Mechanical Turk（MTurk）招募了101名员工，并询问他们与自己的联系，正念和蓬勃发展。在研究2中，我们调查了来自MTurk的另外104个人，再次测量了正念和自我联系。但是，这次我们将幸福作为对生活的满意来运作。不出所料 正念预测两项研究中的自我联系和幸福感。自我联系还可以预测幸福感，并部分调节正念与幸福感之间的关系。这些结果表明，正念增强了人际关系，反过来又增加了人们的幸福感。