Political Affiliation and Positive Affect: Different Effects of Mindfulness on Liberals and Conservatives

The purpose of the present study was to explore mindfulness and political affiliation as predictors of positive affect in 473 undergraduates. Mindfulness, but not political affiliation, was found to be a significant indicator of positive affect. Of note, a significant MindfulnessxPolitical Affiliation interaction effect was found in predicting positive affect.