Interpersonal Mindfulness, Intergroup Anxiety, and Intercultural Communication Effectiveness Among International Students Studying in Russia

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 13; p. 841361
• Main Authors: Khukhlaev, Oleg, Novikova, Irina, Chernaya, Anna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 13.05.2022
• Subjects: Anxiety/Uncertainty Management theory; intercultural effectiveness; intergroup anxiety; international students; interpersonal mindfulness; Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale; Psychology; Russian universities; Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale; intercultural communication; intercultural effectiveness; intergroup anxiety; interpersonal mindfulness; Anxiety/Uncertainty Management theory; international students
• ISSN: 1664-1078; 1664-1078
• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.841361

In modern psychology, mindfulness is an important resource for psychological well-being and intergroup relations, but its role in intercultural communication effectiveness has not been sufficiently studied. This research aims to identify the interrelationship between interpersonal mindfulness, intergroup anxiety, and intercultural communication effectiveness among international students. The sample includes 337 ( = 22.93, = 3.11) international students (41.5% of females) from different countries studying in Russian Universities. Interpersonal mindfulness was measured using the , Intergroup anxiety using ten items adapted from Stephan and Stephan and used in Gudykunst and Nishida, and Intercultural communication effectiveness using the eight items adapted from Gudykunst's Descriptive analysis, correlations, and mediation analyses were used to process the data. The research findings showed that interpersonal mindfulness has both a direct effect on intercultural communication effectiveness and a mediation effect on intercultural communication effectiveness through intergroup anxiety among the international students.