Dispositional mindfulness mediates the relationships of parental attachment to posttraumatic stress disorder and academic burnout in adolescents following the Yancheng tornado

Figures & data

Table 1. Means, standard deviations (SD), Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and correlations of all the variables (N = 443).

Variables	M ± SD	α	1	2	3	4
1. Parental attachment	80.69 ± 16.44	.88	-	.28***	−.28***	−.50***
2. Dispositional mindfulness	64.45 ± 16.28	.93	.28***	-	−.52***	−.45***
3. PTSD	11.15 ± 8.11	.89	−.28***	−.52***	-	−.46***
4. Academic burnout	28.46 ± 14.32	.83	−.50***	−.46***	.46***	-

Note: The numbers in lower left are the correlation coefficient without controlling age and gender, the numbers in top right are the correlation coefficient after controlling age and gender. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.

***p < .001.

Table 2. Standardized direct, indirect and total effects of variables PTSD symptoms and academic burnout.

	Β	95% CI	p	β	95% CI	p	β	95% CI	p
PTSD symptoms
Parental attachment	−.188	−.278/-.102	***	−.126	−.188/-.077	***	−.315	−.420/-.212	***
Mindfulness	−.547	−.635/-.455	***	0	–	–	−.547	−.635/-.455	***
Academic burnout
Parental attachment	−.271	−.372/-.171	***	−.107	−.156/-.065	***	−.379	−.483/-.269	***
Mindfulness	−.465	−.554/-.367	***	0	–	–	−.465	−.554/-.367	***
Mindfulness
Parental attachment	.231	.138/.326	***	0	–	–	.231	.138/.326	***

Note. CI = confidential interval; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.

***p < .001.

Figure 1. Mediation model (N = 443) with standardized beta weights and significance levels added.

Note: PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; Int = Intrusion; Avo = Avoidance; Hyp = Hyper arousal; Ment = Mental exhaustion; Lack = the lack of personal learning accomplishment; Alien = the alienated relationship; Phys = Physical exhaustion. ***p < .001.