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THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 1092 - 1115, 30.07.2025
https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.1449574

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between mindfulness and trait anxiety during early adolescence. The research sample was selected using a convenient sampling method and comprised students attending 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in a private secondary school in Izmir during the 2020-2021 academic year. A total of 344 adolescents (221 girls, 123 boys) participated in the study. Data were collected using a Demographic Information Form, Mindfulness Scale for Children and Adolescents (CAMM), State and Trait Anxiety Scale for Children, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Process Tool Analysis Model 4 were employed to analyze the data. The bootstrapping process was applied to determine the confidence interval of the analysis, and the results were found to be statistically significant. Consequently, a significant relationship was observed between mindfulness, trait anxiety, and self-esteem in early adolescence. The role of self-esteem as a mediator in the relationship between mindfulness and trait anxiety was assessed, and it was found that self-esteem plays a partial mediating role in this relationship. The findings and implications are discussed in the context of existing literature, and suggestions for future research and applications are presented.

References

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  • Bektaş, H. & Arslan, I. (2020). The mediating role of self-esteem in the effect of mindfulness on subjective happiness: A study for university students. Marmara University Atatürk Faculty of Education Journal of Educational Sciences, 51(51), 95-115.

ERKEN ERGENLİK DÖNEMİNDE BİLİNÇLİ FARKINDALIK VE SÜREKLİ KAYGI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİDE BENLİK SAYGISININ ARACI ROLÜ

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 1092 - 1115, 30.07.2025
https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.1449574

Abstract

Bu çalışma, erken ergenlik döneminde farkındalık ile sürekli kaygı arasındaki ilişkide özsaygının aracı rolünü araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma örneklemini, 2020-2021 akademik yılında İzmir'deki bir özel ortaokulda 5., 6., 7. ve 8. sınıflara devam eden öğrenciler arasından uygun örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak seçilmiş ve toplam 344 ergen (221 kız, 123 erkek) çalışmaya katılmıştır. Veriler, Demografik Bilgi Formu, Çocuk ve Ergenler için Farkındalık Ölçeği (CAMM), Çocuklar için Durum ve Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği ve Rosenberg Özsaygı Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizi için Pearson Çarpım-Moment Korelasyonu ve Süreç Araç Analizi Model 4 kullanılmıştır. Analizin güven aralığını belirlemek için bootstrapping süreci uygulanmış ve sonuçlar istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, erken ergenlikte farkındalık, sürekli kaygı ve özsaygı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki gözlemlenmiştir. Farkındalık ile sürekli kaygı arasındaki ilişkide özsaygının aracı rolü değerlendirilmiş ve özsaygının bu ilişkide kısmi aracı bir rol oynadığı bulunmuştur. Bulgular ve çıkarımlar mevcut literatür bağlamında tartışılmış ve gelecek araştırmalar ve uygulamalar için öneriler sunulmuştur.

References

  • Akdemir, D. & Cetin, F. C. (2008). Clinical characteristics of adolescents who applied to the child and adolescent psychiatry department. Journal of Child and Youth Mental Health, 15(1), 5-13.
  • Alidina, S. (2019). Conscious awareness. (Z. Babayiğit, Trans.), (Second edition). Nobel Life Publications.
  • Babore, A., Trumello, C., Candelori, C., Paciello, M. & Cerniglia, L. (2016). Depressive symptoms, self- esteem and perceived parent–child relationship in early adolescence. Frontiers in Psychology, 7(982), 1-7.
  • Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J. & Toney, L. (2006). Using self-report assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness. Assessment, 13(1), 27-45.
  • Bajaj, B., Robins, R. W. & Pande, N. (2016). Mediating role of self-esteem on the relationship between mindfulness, anxiety, and depression. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 127-131.
  • Baron, R. M. & Kenny, D. A. (1986). The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Journal of personality and social psychology, 51(6), 1173.
  • Barrett, P. M. & Pahl, K. M. (2006). School-based intervention: Examining a universal approach to anxiety management. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 16(1), 55-75. https://doi.org/10.1375/ajgc.16.1.55
  • Beesdo, K., Knappe, S., & Pine, D. S. (2009). Anxiety and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: developmental issues and implications for DSM-V. The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 32(3), 483–524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2009.06.002
  • Beauchemin, J., Hutchins, T. L., & Patterson, F. (2008). Mindfulness meditation may lessen anxiety, promote social skills, and improve academic performance among adolescents with learning disabilities. Complementary Health Practice Review, 13(1), 34-45.
  • Bektaş, H. & Arslan, I. (2020). The mediating role of self-esteem in the effect of mindfulness on subjective happiness: A study for university students. Marmara University Atatürk Faculty of Education Journal of Educational Sciences, 51(51), 95-115.
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Primary Language English
Subjects School Counseling
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Hande Sağlıklı 0000-0002-4601-1085

Ümüt Arslan 0000-0002-3611-9607

Early Pub Date July 25, 2025
Publication Date July 30, 2025
Submission Date March 9, 2024
Acceptance Date December 10, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 15 Issue: 3

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APA Sağlıklı, H., & Arslan, Ü. (2025). THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi, 15(3), 1092-1115. https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.1449574