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Title: | The Mediating Role of Self-compassion in Student Psychological Health | Contributor(s): | Fong, Mele (author); Loi, Natasha (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1111/ap.12185 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19714 | Abstract: | Objective: Self-compassion is an adaptive emotion-regulation strategy characterised by self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. This cross-sectional study examined the mediating role of self-compassion in student psychological health. Method: An international sample of 306 tertiary students completed measures of self-compassion, well-being (satisfaction with life, flourishing, and positive affect), and distress (stress, negative affect, burnout, and depression). Results: Correlational analyses indicated that higher self-compassion was associated with higher well-being and lower distress. A series of multiple regression analyses indicated that self-compassion mediated the relationships between stress and depression, negative affect and depression, burnout and depression, and aggregate distress and aggregate well-being. Conclusion: Overall, the findings suggest that self-compassion may be a useful addition to interventions aimed at mitigating student distress and improving student well-being. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Psychologist, 51(6), p. 431-441 | Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1742-9544 0005-0067 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170103 Educational Psychology 170113 Social and Community Psychology 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520304 Health psychology 520303 Counselling psychology 520102 Educational psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920599 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) not elsewhere classified 929999 Health not elsewhere classified 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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