| The tendency to be accurately perceived by others (judgability) is associated with positive outcomes such as psychological well-being. Individuals high in trait mindfulness and those practicing mindfulness share positive outcomes with highly judgable people (good targets) such as psychological and social well-being. Although these two types of individuals share similar characteristics, it is unclear whether trait mindfulness or practicing mindfulness are associated with being a good target. Judgability may be a malleable trait and it is unknown if practicing mindfulness can increase this tendency. The following study sought to explore these questions. Target trait mindfulness was expected to predict greater judgmental accuracy of the targets’ traits and values. Accuracy of personality judgment of the targets’ traits and values was also expected to be higher for viewing targets after a brief mindfulness induction than targets after an unfocused attention control. State mindfulness and psychological well-being of the targets were examined as moderating the relation between mindfulness and judgability. Two-hundred-fourteen targets reported their traits, values, and trait mindfulness, and responded to two sets of interview questions about life experiences while being video-recorded. In between the interviews, targets were assigned to listen to 15-minutes of mindfulness instructions or unfocused attention instructions. For Study 1, the first set of 209 videos were viewed and rated online by 539 judges on targets’ traits and values to determine judgmental accuracy. Target trait mindfulness positively predicted distinctive accuracy of traits, but did not predict accuracy of values. Psychological well-being moderated the relationship between trait mindfulness and judg mental accuracy. Well-being and accuracy had a positive relationship for low trait mindfulness, but a negative relationship for high trait mindfulness. For Study 2, the second set of 205 videos were viewed and rated by 357 judges on the same measures. Although the mindfulness condition was successful at increasing state mindfulness, it did not significantly predict accuracy of traits or values. The induced state mindfulness resulting from the mindfulness instructions did not moderate the relationship. Findings reveal target trait mindfulness is associated with greater accuracy of traits, but state mindfulness is not related to accuracy of traits or values. |