The Associations of Dispositional Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Reappraisal with Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety among a Sample of Indigenous Students in Canada

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  • Author(s): Chahar Mahali, Saghar; Beshai, Shadi (ORCID Beshai, Shadi (ORCID 0000-0001-7119-0129); Wolfe, Whitney L.
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Journal of American College Health. 2021 69(8):872-880.
  • Publication Date:
    2021
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      9
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Metacognition; Daily Living Skills; Correlation; American Indian Students; White Students; Anxiety; Student Attitudes; Self Control; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Foreign Countries; Cognitive Restructuring; Psychopathology; Undergraduate Students; Measures (Individuals); Comparative Analysis
    • Subject Terms:
      Canada
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/07448481.2020.1711764
    • ISSN:
      0744-8481
    • Abstract:
      Objective: Depression and anxiety are major concerns among students. Unfortunately, there are disparities between the mental health of majority culture students (White; Judeo-Christian) and that of Indigenous students. Although mindfulness, self-compassion, and reappraisal are correlated with symptoms of psychopathology among White students, these relationships have never been examined among Indigenous students. Participants: Undergraduate Indigenous students recruited from a Canadian institution. Methods: We administered self-report measures of depression, anxiety, dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and emotional suppression). Results: 37.5% (n = 33) and 40.9% (n = 36) reported significant symptoms of depression or anxiety, respectively. Dispositional mindfulness and self-compassion were negatively and strongly associated with depression symptoms (r = -0.58 and r = -0.58, respectively). Further, both constructs were also negatively and strongly associated with anxiety symptoms (r = -0.55 and r = -0.53, respectively). We also found a negative correlation between reappraisal and depression and anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: Mindfulness, self-compassion, and reappraisal are associated with depression and anxiety symptoms among this sample of Indigenous students.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1322107