Socioemotional variables and mindfulness in happiness

Abstract

In recent decades, the study, both theoretical and empirical, on the assessment made by people in relation to the satisfaction they may feel about their life has gained special interest in order to discover, prevent and promote the variables and resources that affect the ability to have a full and happy life. In this line, from the perspective of Positive Psychology, a research with two fundamental objectives was proposed. On the one hand, to find out what socioemotional profile (Mental Molds, Constructive Thinking and Emotional Intelligence) underlies people who have participated in a Mindfulness program, and if these variables allow predicting the index of subjective well-being. On the other hand, to assess the impact of participation in a Mindfulness program on subjective well-being, not only in selfknowledge, but also in the establishment of interpersonal relationships. In the research, in which socioemotional variables and mindfulness are predictive variables and subjective well-being is the criterion variable, 117 university students with standardized normality parameters participated following actively a Mindfulness training program, of which 34 were men and 83 women. The results obtained, with the application of relevant tests and the appropriate statistical procedures of pretest and posttest measures, allow us to affirm that mindfulness competence and certain socioemotional variables (Global Constructive Thinking and Molds of Vital Spontaneity, Adjustment, and Optimization) correlate with significant statistical differences with subjective well-being and that, in addition, they allow their prediction. On the other hand, the high scores obtained in constructive thinking indicate that there is acceptance of oneself and others, which allows maintaining good interpersonal relationships and acting with coherence and assertiveness without making value judgments.