ArticlePloS one2023
I can see (myself) clearly now: Exploring the mediating role of self-concept clarity in the association between self-compassion and indicators of well-being.
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- Self-compassion and self-concept clarity mediated by resilience: variable-centered and person-centered approaches.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Relationship between college students' self-concept clarity and subjective well-being: the chain mediating roles of sense of control and meaning in life.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Validation of the International Trauma Interview (ITI) among treatment-seeking people with adverse childhood experiences in South Korea.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Decoding the mind of self-compassion through a topic modeling analysis of 9000+ free-text narratives.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Dual pathways linking mindfulness to life satisfaction and depression: the mediating roles of self-compassion and rumination in Chinese university students.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The role of social comparative orientation in social anxiety among breast cancer survivors: a moderated mediation model of body image and self-concept clarity.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Self-utility distance as a computational approach to understanding self-concept clarity.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- Adolescent Social Media Use and Depression: A Person-Centered Approach.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Understanding effects of engaging online learning environments on students' cognitive engagement and well-being: the role of academic self-concept and flow.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The psychological mechanism of Self-objectification: the interaction between sociocultural pressures and the self-system.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Who I am and who I want to be: The positive effect of self-concept clarity on purpose, life satisfaction, and personal meaning among Chinese and Indonesian emerging adults.Current issues in personality psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Is there a connection between loving oneself, knowing oneself, and mental well-being? Self-compassion-a construct that consists of self-kindness, acknowledgment of common humanity, and mindfulness-is associated with numerous positive outcomes including indicators of mental well-being. However, little research exists exploring the mechanism(s) by which self-compassion operates to influence these outcomes. It is possible that self-concept clarity, or the extent to which one's self-beliefs are clearly defined and stable, acts as such a mechanism. In the current study, we explored the mediating role of self-concept clarity in the associations between self-compassion and three indicators of mental well-being: perceived stress, depressive symptomatology, and life satisfaction. Self-compassion was significantly associated with each of the three indicators of well-being. Additionally, self-concept clarity statistically mediated the relationships between self-compassion and depressive symptomatology, perceived stress, and satisfaction with life. The results of this study suggest a potential mechanism by which self-compassion is associated with greater well-being.
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