Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 13, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su131810040
Keywords
mindfulness; perceived stress; hopelessness; soldiers
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [2018RIA5A7025522]
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The study shows that mindfulness can reduce anxiety, stress, and hopelessness among military soldiers. Lower levels of mindfulness lead to greater hopelessness when perceived stress increases. Conducting mindfulness training for soldiers can benefit their adaptation to military life.
Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which one consciously pays attention to being fully present in the moment. Research has shown that mindfulness can lower anxiety, stress, and hopelessness. This fact may also apply to people in special circumstances, such as those in the military. Therefore, we examined the relationship between perceived stress, mindfulness, and hopelessness among military soldiers. Specifically, we verified the moderating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between perceived stress and mindfulness. We surveyed 309 Korean military soldiers and a total of 257 data were analyzed through descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. Our results showed that perceived stress, mindfulness, and hopelessness are interrelated, and that mindfulness moderated the influence of perceived stress on hopelessness. In other words, the lower the level of mindfulness, the greater the hopelessness when the perceived stress increased. This study suggests that conducting mindfulness training for soldiers can benefit soldiers' adaptation to military life.
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