AU - Rajesh, Sasidharan
AU - Ilavarasu, Judu
AU - Srinivasan, T
TI - Dispositional mindfulness and its relation to impulsivity in college students
PT - BRIE
DP - 2013 Jan 1
TA - International Journal of Yoga - Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology
PG - 49-52
VI - 1
IP - 1
4099- https://www.ijoyppp.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5633;year=2013;volume=1;issue=1;spage=49;epage=52;aulast=Rajesh;type=0
4100- https://www.ijoyppp.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5633;year=2013;volume=1;issue=1;spage=49;epage=52;aulast=Rajesh
AB - Context: Impulsivity is a fundamental component, consistently associated with understanding and diagnosis of various neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders. Aims: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between self-reported dispositional mindfulness and impulsivity in a sample of college students. Settings and Design: This is a correlational study using a sample of 370 undergraduate students (226 females and 144 males) from three colleges, in Kerala, India. Participants age ranged from 18 to 26 years with a mean age of 19.47 years (standard deviation = 1.46). Subjects and Methods: Participants were given questionnaire packets including demographic details, mindful attention awareness scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale version 11 (BIS-11) and General Health Questionnaire-12. Statistical Analysis Used: Pearson correlations were used to examine the association between mindfulness and Impulsivity. Partial correlations were examined between impulsivity and mindfulness measures while controlling for psychological distress. Results: Dispositional mindfulness was negatively correlated with psychological distress (r = −0.40, P < 0.01) and BIS-11 scores (BIS total: r = 0.50; attentional: r = 0.44; motor: r = −0.23 non-planning: r = 0.25, P < 0.01). Relationship remained significant between mindfulness and impulsivity while after controlling for psychological distress. Conclusions: Dispositional mindfulness related to the ability to refrain from impulsive behavior in the presence of psychological distress