The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Happiness for Diverse College Students

Abstract

Many schools, including higher education institutions, offer mindfulness interventions to foster the well-being of their students, as  mindfulness and happiness have been found to be moderately correlated. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether that relationship holds for the diverse student body of a southern university in the United States. Cross-sectional correlational design was used to find the relationship between self-reported mindfulness and happiness, which were assessed through the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and Pemberton Happiness Index, respectively. Research findings provide sufficient cause to state that the complex relationship between mindfulness and happiness is significant among diverse college students, and is deserving
of the resources required to nourish said relationship.