On the Network of Associations among EFL Learners' Language Learning Strategies, Mindfulness and Personality Traits: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Abstract

Language learning strategies, personality traits and mindfulness represent three individual learner characteristics that appear to play a crucial role in learners' success or failure in EFL contexts. The main purpose of this study was to scrutinize the network of associations among these three variables and their respective sub-scales. We used Strategy Inventory of Language Learning (SILL), the Big Five Inventory (BFI), and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) to measure the variables. The results of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis confirmed the hypothesized model of relationships among the study variables. The final model of the network of associations among variables also revealed significant correlations among various sub-scales of the study. The findings of this study have various implications for language teachers and psycholinguistic researchers.