Journal of Research in Educational Systems
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The Relationship between Mindfulness and Life Satisfaction in Teachers: A Mediating Role of Coping Styles in Coping with the Corona Epidemic

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Masoume Karimzade 1
Mohammad Azad Abdollahpour 2

1 M.A. of Educational Psychology, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran

2 Department of psychology, , Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran

Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mindfulness and teachers' life satisfaction with regard to the mediating role of coping styles in coping with the corona epidemic. The research method was correlation with the application of structural equations in terms of applied purpose, in terms of quantitative nature and in terms of data collection. The statistical population was the primary school teachers of Bukan city in the academic year 2020-2021, of which 189 were purposefully selected as a sample. And colleagues (1399) and the Bauer et al.'s (2006) pentagonal mindfulness scale responded. For data analysis, the partial least squares (PLS) method was used using SPSS and PLS3 software. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between research variables and positive and negative coping styles have a mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and life satisfaction and 19% of the effect of total mindfulness on teachers' life satisfaction through indirect Positive coping styles are explained by the mediating variable. Also, 18% of the effect of total mindfulness on teachers' life satisfaction is indirectly explained by the mediating variable of negative coping styles. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that mindfulness as a positive and valuable trait by influencing coping styles in the face of the corona epidemic, can lead to increased life satisfaction of teachers.

Keywords

Mindfulness
Life satisfaction
Coping style
Teachers
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Journal of Research in Educational Systems
Volume 15, Issue 55 - Serial Number 55
Covid-19 Special Issue
Winter 2022
Pages 98-109

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