Examining the predictive role of self-compassion on flourishing in Turkish university students

Abstract

Título: Examen del papel predictivo de la autocompasión sobre el bienestar psicológico (flourishing) en estudiantes universitarios de Turquía. Resumen: El propósito de este estudio es examinar el papel predictivo de la autocompasión sobre el flourishing. Los participantes fueron 278 estudiantes universitarios (153 mujeres, 125 hombres; edad media = 20.5 años). En este estudio, la Escala de Autocompasión y la escala de Flourishing fueron examinadas usando análisis correlacional y análisis de regresión lineal múltiple. En el análisis correlacional, los factores de auto-benevolencia, condición humana y atención plena de la autocompasión tuvieron relación positiva con el flourishing, y auto-valoración, aislamiento y sobreidentificación tuvieron relación negativa. Según los resultados de regresión, flourishing fue predicho negativamente por la auto-valoración, el aislamiento y la sobre-identificación. Además, la auto-benevolencia y la atención plena predicen el flourishing de modo positivo. La autocompasión explicó el 47% de la varianza del flourishing. Los resultados se discuten a la luz de la literatura. Palabras clave: Autocompasión, bienestar psicológico, regresión lineal múltiple. Abstract:The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive role of self-compassion on flourishing. Participants were 278 university students (153 women, 125 men). In this study, the Self-compassion Scale and the Flourishing Scale were used. The relationships between self-compassion and flourishing were examined using correlation and regression analysis. In correlation analysis, self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness factors of self-compassion were found positively and self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification factors of self-compassion were found negatively related to flourishing. According to regression results, flourishing was predicted negatively by self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification. Further self-kindness and mindfulness predicted flourishing in a positive way. Self-compassion has explained 47% of the variance in flourishing. Results were discussed in the light of related literature.

Kendini Engellemenin Yordayıcıları Olarak Öz Saygı, Öz Anlayış ve Akademik Özyeterlilik

“…The second finding of the study showed that as self-compassion increases, selfhandicapping decreases. This finding was supported by previous studies (Akın & Akın, 2015;Petersen, 2014). The negative correlation between these two variables can be explained by approaching the failure situation and evaluation anxiety (Rhodewalt et al, 1991;Neff et al, 2005).…”

“…Self-compassion is required not only to accept the self as a whole with both positive and negative features but also to behave more compassionate to the self in case of negative life experiences (Neff et al, 2005). There are limited number of studies that examine the predictor role of selfcompassion in explaining self-handicapping and these studies found a negative correlation between two variables (Akın & Akın, 2015;Petersen, 2014) Being another predictor in the study, academic self-efficacy is considered as an important factor in explaining self-handicapping. It represents the belief of accomplishing an academic task (Britner & Pajares, 2006).…”

“…Alanyazında sınırlı sayıdaki çalışmada kendini engellemenin yordayıcısı olarak ele alınan öz anlayış, bu çalışmada anlamlı bir yordayıcı olarak bulunmuştur ve öz saygıya kıyasla daha düşük bir varyansı açıklamıştır. Öz anlayışın negatif yordayıcı olarak bulunması önceki çalışma bulgularıyla desteklenmektedir (Akın ve Akın, 2015;Petersen, 2014). Öz anlayış arttıkça, kendini sabotaj azalmaktadır.…”

“…Değişkenler, literatürde belirtilen önem sırasına göre modele dahil edilmiştir. İlk aşamada kendini sabotajı açıklayan en temel faktör olan öz saygı (Harris ve Snyder, 1986;Warner ve Moore, 2004); ikinci aşamada ise daha az incelenen fakat göz önünde bulundurulması gereken değişkenlerden akademik özyeterlilik ve öz anlayış (Akın ve Akın, 2015;Petersen, 2014;Pulford ve diğ., 2005)…”

Exploring the paths between dysfunctional attitudes towards motherhood and postpartum depressive symptoms: The moderating role of self‐compassion

“…Several studies have demonstrated that self-compassion is an indicator of psychological health, with higher self-compassion being associated with greater psychological well-being (Akin & Akin, 2015;Neff, Rude, & Kirkpatrick, 2007) and less depression, anxiety, and stress (Krieger, Altenstein, Baettig, Doerig, & Holtforth, 2013;MacBeth & Gumley, 2012;Neff, 2003a). More recently, some studies have sought to understand the relationship between self-compassion and cognitive processes.…”