ArticleBMC medical education2026
How self-compassion fosters resilience in medical sciences students: the protective power of savoring.
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backgroundMedical sciences students are exposed to intense academic and clinical pressures that can compromise psychological well-being. Promoting resilience in this population is crucial for mitigating the psychological impact of these demands. Self-compassion has been linked to greater resilience, yet the mechanisms underlying this relationship, particularly the role of savoring, remain underexplored. This study examined whether savoring mediates the association between self-compassion and resilience.
methodsIn this cross-sectional correlational study, 310 students from Kashan University of Medical Sciences were selected through stratified random sampling. Participants completed the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Self-Compassion Scale, and Bryant's Savoring Beliefs Inventory. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling in AMOS-26.
resultsSelf-compassion showed a significant positive association with both savoring and resilience. Savoring was also positively related to resilience. Mediation analyses indicated that savoring partially accounted for the relationship between self-compassion and resilience, supporting its role as an underlying psychological mechanism.
conclusionsThe findings highlight the potential importance of positive emotional processes in understanding resilience among medical sciences students. Interventions that simultaneously strengthen self-compassion and savoring may enhance adaptive functioning in this population.
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