Differential associations of the two higher-order factors of mindfulness with trait empathy and the mediating role of emotional awareness.

ABSTRACT: Empathy enables us to understand the emotions of others and is an important determinant of prosocial behavior. Investigating the relationship between mindfulness and empathy could therefore provide important insights into factors that promote interpersonal understanding and pathways that contribute to prosocial behavior. As prior studies have yielded only inconsistent results, this study extended previous findings and investigated for the first time the associations of two important factors of mindfulness (Self-regulated Attention [SRA] and Orientation to Experience [OTE]) with two commonly proposed components of empathy (cognitive empathy and affective empathy). Using a community sample of N = 552 German-speaking adults, the two mindfulness factors were differentially associated with cogn

SUBMITTER: Borghi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9958058 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature