This study aims at identifying the relationship between
mindfulness and contemplative thinking in a sample of Damascus
University students. It also aims to identify the differences in both
mindfulness and contemplative thinking according to the variable of
specialization.
This research aims to investigate the nature of the correlated relationship between
mindfulness and resilience, as well as to investigate these differences according to the
gender variable. The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness (prepared by Baer, G
regory, and
Allen, 2004) and Resilience Scale (prepared by Connor and Davidson, 2003), both
translated into Arabic by Al-Assemi, have been used. The sample consisted of (40) 3th year
undergraduate students of Counseling Department (2nd Faculty of Education in Damascus
University). The concluded results are:
1. There is a statistically significant relationship between observing and resilience
dimensions: hardiness, resourcefulness, and purpose, as well as the total score of resilience.
Moreover, there is a statistically significant relationship between describing and purpose
dimensions. Furthermore, there is a statistically significant relationship between the total
score of resilience and the purpose dimension.
2. There are statistically significant differences in the average scores among the
sample’s members on the resilience scale between high and low emotional regulation
levels.
3. There are no statistically significant differences in the average scores among the
sample’s members on the mindfulness and resilience scales related to gender.
4. There is a statistically significant effect between resilience and gender variables
in mindfulness, in favor of high-scored resilience female members. However, there is a
statistically significant effect of resilience alone or gender alone in mindfulness.
