Table 11. Reciprocal relationships between mindfulness and life satisfaction.
Unconstrained model (df = 1) | Constrained autoregressive paths (df = 3) | Constrained cross-lagged paths (df = 3) | Constrained autoregressive and cross-lagged paths (df = 5) | |||||||||
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b | SE | p | b | SE | p | b | SE | p | b | SE | p | |
Autoregressive paths | ||||||||||||
MF T1 → MF T2 | 0.353 | 0.226 | 0.119 | 0.369 | 0.149 | 0.013* | 0.350 | 0.205 | 0.088 | 0.401 | 0.139 | 0.004** |
MF T2 → MF T3 | 0.370 | 0.161 | 0.022* | 0.369 | 0.149 | 0.013* | 0.418 | 0.122 | 0.001** | 0.401 | 0.139 | 0.004** |
LS T1 → LS T2 | 0.129 | 0.186 | 0.488 | 0.109 | 0.157 | 0.488 | 0.199 | 0.156 | 0.204 | 0.139 | 0.141 | 0.324 |
LS T2 → LS T3 | 0.036 | 0.308 | 0.906 | 0.109 | 0.157 | 0.488 | 0.085 | 0.223 | 0.702 | 0.139 | 0.141 | 0.324 |
Cross-lagged paths | ||||||||||||
MF T1 → LS T2 | 0.326 | 0.254 | 0.200 | 0.335 | 0.201 | 0.096 | 0.359 | 0.181 | 0.047* | 0.354 | 0.167 | 0.034* |
MF T2 → LS T3 | 0.288 | 0.335 | 0.390 | 0.223 | 0.212 | 0.295 | 0.359 | 0.181 | 0.047* | 0.354 | 0.167 | 0.034* |
LS T1 → MF T2 | 0.018 | 0.122 | 0.886 | 0.004 | 0.099 | 0.965 | 0.100 | 0.080 | 0.209 | 0.111 | 0.075 | 0.140 |
LS T2 → MF T3 | 0.181 | 0.141 | 0.199 | 0.185 | 0.104 | 0.074 | 0.100 | 0.080 | 0.209 | 0.111 | 0.075 | 0.140 |
Covariance | ||||||||||||
Between-person | 0.213 | 0.074 | 0.004** | 0.215 | 0.069 | 0.002** | 0.193 | 0.078 | 0.013* | 0.191 | 0.076 | 0.011* |
Intra-wave correlation T1 | 0.050 | 0.066 | 0.450 | 0.050 | 0.066 | 0.449 | 0.077 | 0.069 | 0.262 | 0.077 | 0.069 | 0.262 |
Intra-wave correlation T2 | 0.116 | 0.045 | 0.010* | 0.112 | 0.039 | 0.004** | 0.134 | 0.040 | 0.001** | 0.137 | 0.039 | 0.000*** |
Intra-wave correlation T3 | 0.080 | 0.033 | 0.015* | 0.078 | 0.028 | 0.005** | 0.067 | 0.025 | 0.007** | 0.068 | 0.023 | 0.003** |
NT1 = 594, NT2 = 410, NT3 = 329, MF = Mindfulness, LS = Life satisfaction.
***p < .001,
**p < .01,
*p < .05