Diskuze v psychologii 2024, 6(1):1-8 | DOI: 10.5507/dvp.2025.002

Relationship between identity and mindfulness as a disposal properties in university students

Emil Lipták*, Margita Mesárošová
Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, Filozofická fakulta, Katedra psychológie, Moyzesova 9, 040 01, Košice, Slovenská republika

Mindfulness has its roots in the Buddhist traditon dating back to the fifth century BC. Today, under this construct, we can envision it as a technique, dispositional trait, or a mental state. The second concept, identity, represents a coherent perception of oneself from a physical or mental aspect. The aim of the contribution was to explore the relationships between dispositional mindfulness and types of identities among university students. Additionally, the goal is to investigate the relationshuips between types of identities and verify the influence of previous mindfulness training experience on the level of dispositional mindfulness trait. The research sample consisted of 60 respondents (53 women; 88.30 %), with an average age of 23.48 years. The results serve as a preliminary study for dissertation and, at the same time, can be used as a topic and inspiration for further research.

Keywords: mindfulness; dispositional trait; identity

Received: May 17, 2024; Revised: May 17, 2024; Accepted: February 28, 2025; Prepublished online: October 20, 2025; Published: October 21, 2025  Show citation

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Lipták E, Mesárošová M. Relationship between identity and mindfulness as a disposal properties in university students. Diskuze v psychologii. 2024;6(1):1-8. doi: 10.5507/dvp.2025.002.
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