Mindfulness, non-attachment, and emotional well-being in Korean adults

The mediating effects of nonattachment were examined in the relationship between mindfulness and emotional well-being. Students (N = 780) from one cyber university in South Korea. At the beginning of 2014 fall semester, study participants were surveyed using self-report measures from mindful attention awareness, nonattachment, depression, and psychological well-being. Regression analysis showed that self-compassion partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and depression. And nonattachment also partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being. This study presents an empirical framework for the researches through investigating the relationship among mindfulness, nonattachment, emotional well-being.