The relationships between mindfulness, happiness, and pro-environmental behaviour

Mindfulness involves individual’s greater sensitivity to the environment, openness to new information, awareness of multiple perspectives, attentiveness to a distinct place and is associated with increased levels of happiness and well-being. Mindfulness triggers the behavioral change in several happiness domains, as well as in general Pro Environmental Behaviors (PEBs). To investigate the relationships between Happiness, Mindfulness, and PEBs we have administered an online survey to a sample of 130 participants (Females 67%, mean age = 30, sd = 9.10). The survey included the following measures: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener et al., 1985; Italian adaptation, Di Fabio & Busoni, 2009), Interdependent Happiness Scale (Hitokoto & Uchida, 2015, Italian version, Mosca, Maricchiolo, Krys & Lauriola, 2021), Subjective Happiness (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999, Italian adaptation, Iani, Lauriola, Layous & Sirigatti, 2014), Italian short form of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-SF, Bohlmeijer et al., 2011), State Mindfulness Scale (Tanay & Bernstein, 2013) and Pro-environmental behaviors Scale (Meloni, Fornara, & Carrus, 2019). The relationships between the investigated variables were tested via correlation and mediation analysis. Limitations and future developments will be discussed.