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Profiles of mindfulness and difficulties in emotion regulation and links to work–family–school conflict
Citation
Suh, H., Kim, S. Y., & McCabe, E. A. (2020). Profiles of mindfulness and difficulties in emotion regulation and links to work–family–school conflict. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1752696
Author
Suh, Hanna
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Kim, Shin Ye
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McCabe, Eleanor A.
Abstract
Objective: We explored latent profiles among 194 first-year college students (64.4% women) based on mindfulness and difficulties in emotion regulation scores, and investigated each profiles’ relations to work–family–school conflict (WFSC). Participants: A total of 194 first year college students (64.4% women) participated in this study. Methods: Latent profile analysis was utilized. Results: Three profiles emerged, characterized as the “healthy” profile (57.5%), the “observant yet judgmental” profile (33.3%) and the “unhealthy without strategies” profile (9.2%). The “healthy” profile showed (a) significantly lower scores on all conflict domains compared to the “observant yet judgmental” profile, and (b) significantly lower scores on all behavior-based conflicts regardless of the domains, compared to the “unhealthy without strategies” profile. The difference between the “observant yet judgmental” profile and “unhealthy without strategies” profile appeared in family-school time. Results indicate that mindfulness and healthy emotion regulation capacity function as protective factors to WFSC. Conclusions: Our findings hold strength in explicating profiles that would otherwise have not been detected when exploring mindfulness and difficulties in emotion regulation independently.
Date Issued
2020
DOI
10.1080/07448481.2020.1752696
Description
This is the final draft, after peer-review, of a manuscript published in Journal of American College Health. The published version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1752696