The association of mindfulness with stress self-management among university teachers: the mediating roles of resilience and cognitive reappraisal

These findings suggest that mindfulness is linked to higher resilience and greater use of adaptive cognitive strategies, which are in turn associated with better stress self-management. The study contributes to the application of COR theory in educational settings by identifying a sequential resource-activation pathway. Practically, the results indicate that mindfulness-based activities, combined with resilience training and emotion-regulation routines, may support psychological well-being and sustainable performance among university faculty. In sum, mindfulness is associated with better stress self-management largely through higher resilience and greater use of cognitive reappraisal.