The connection between mindfulness levels and life satisfaction among breast cancer patients: the sequential mediating effects of body appreciation and stress perception

The mediating model has been fitted on cross-sectional data in this research. Breast cancer patients' life satisfaction is significantly positively predicted by mindfulness, which includes indirect as well as direct outcomes of perceived stress and body appreciation. The connection between mindfulness and overall well-being is partially mediated through body appreciation and also perceived stress, and the chain mediation effect provides additional insight into the connection between mindfulness and overall well-being. Therefore, in clinical practice, mindfulness training can enhance the body appreciation levels of breast cancer patients, reduce their perception of stress, and subsequently improve their overall life satisfaction.