How Is Psychological Well-Being Shaped in Women’s Romantic Relationships?

This research focused on the role of mindfulness in women’s romantic relationships. Specifically, mindfulness was considered as a potential process associated with psychological well-being in relation to women’s need-related experiences. The sample consisted of 579 women, with a mean age of 30.32 years (SD = 6.56). Data were collected using the Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs in Romantic Relationships Scale, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Mindfulness Scale. The results indicated that the key variables in the study were positively related to one another. Mindfulness and psychological well-being showed consistent associations with women’s need-related experiences. Analysis of the proposed model revealed that psychological well-being varied systematically in relation to women’s experiences within romantic relationships. This variation was closely associated with patterns of need-related functioning. The relationship between relational experiences and psychological well-being was attenuated when mindfulness was taken into account. These findings point to mindfulness as an intervening process within the model. Taken together, the findings highlight mindfulness as a meaningful psychological process within women’s romantic relationships. Mindfulness appears to be closely linked to women’s psychological well-being in connection with their need-related experiences.