Effects of Perceived Stigma on Depressive Symptoms and Demoralization in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: Self-warmth and Self-coldness as Mediators

Forgiveness and Flourishing: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Self-Compassion

“…Previous research has focused particularly on the mediating role of self-compassion for negative variables, such as depressive symptoms [17,21,22,42], suicidal risk [48], anxiety [49,50], and personality disorders [51,52]. Our results support the few previous studies focusing on positive variables [41], showing that self-compassion plays an important role in mental health and well-being.…”

“…Brophy et al [17] also found that self-coldness mediated the association between attachment and depression, and that it had a stronger effect than self-warmth. Additionally, Lu et al [42] found that self-coldness was a stronger mediator in the relationship between stigma and two variables-depressive symptoms and demoralization-in hemodialysis patients. Possibly, self-coldness as a negative dimension of self-compassion is a stronger predictor of psychopathology than selfwarmth.…”

The power of loving yourself: The role of self-compassion in the relationship between self-stigma and psychological distress in people with hepatitis B.

“…First, we distinguished between public stigma and self-stigma, focusing specifically on how self-stigma impacts the psychological distress of HBV patients. While prior research has addressed the detrimental effects of HBV-related stigma (Chen et al, 2020), public stigma and self-stigma are endorsed by different groups, lead to different impacts, and require distinct interventions (Lu et al, 2022). Previous studies also showed that self-stigma is recognized as more proximal to negative outcomes of mental health (Wong et al, 2019).…”

“…Stigma can be broadly categorized into public stigma and self-stigma (Lu et al, 2022). Public stigma embodies the negative perceptions, feelings, and behaviors adopted by the public toward the stigmatized individuals.…”

“…As a result, UCS is likely to arise and consequently lead to psychological distress. It has been found that the mediating pathway through UCS was stronger than CS in the relationship between perceived stigma and depressive symptoms (Lu et al, 2022). By contrast, CS, rooted in safeness system, is less likely to be disturbed and could provide protective resources to buffer against the negative impact of self-stigma.…”