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The Impact of Compassion from Others and Self-compassion on Psychological Distress, Flourishing, and Meaning in Life Among University Students.
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- Self-Compassion and Psychological Flourishing Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Hope and the Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Personal Resources for Psychological Well-Being in University Students: The Roles of Psychological Capital and Coping Strategies.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Self-compassion and grit mediated the relation between mindfulness and mind wandering based on cross-sectional survey data.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Adaptation and Validation of the Academic Stress Scale in the Italian Context: Latent Structure, Reliability, and Concurrent Validity.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Mediating Role of PERMA Wellbeing in the Relationship between Insomnia and Psychological Distress among Nursing College Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Self-Compassion as a Key Factor of Subjective Happiness and Psychological Well-Being among Greek Adults during COVID-19 Lockdowns.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- How mindfulness, self-compassion, and experiential avoidance are related to perceived stress in a sample of university students.PloS one · 2023Article
- Coping with long-COVID stigma: The role of self-compassion and self-coldness.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
Objectives: Research shows that compassion from others and from the self may enable university students to face, overcome, and bounce back from adversity and generate a greater sense of thriving and meaning in life. However, the underlying processes are largely unknown. The present study aimed to examine the associations of compassion with psychological distress, flourishing, and meaning in life among university students and explore the mechanisms underlying these associations. Methods: A total of 536 Hong Kong university students completed questionnaires measuring their experiences of compassion from others, self-compassion, resilience, psychological distress, flourishing, and meaning in life. Results: Serial mediation analyses showed that compassion from others was associated positively with self-compassion, which was, in turn, linked to greater resilience and consequently lower levels of psychological distress and higher levels of flourishing and meaning in life. Conclusions: Our findings reveal the associations of compassion from others and self-compassion with the well-being and life meaning of university students. The findings highlight the importance of being open and receptive to love and kindness from others. The findings also point to the importance of developing a caring attitude toward oneself.
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