Personal Sense of Uniqueness Mediates the Relationship Between Compassion for Others and Subjective Well-Being

Abstract

Research has found that both compassion for others (CfO) and personal sense of uniqueness (PSU) are positively associated with subjective well-being (SWB). We conducted two studies, one with an emerging adult sample (N = 470), and the other with another emerging adult sample (N = 300) and a middle-aged adult sample (N = 169), investigating whether PSU mediated the relationship between CfO and SWB. In addition to utilizing different age groups for each study, the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule were used as a measure of SWB for Study 1 and 2, respectively. The proposed mediation model was supported within both studies: PSU was a significant mediator of the relationship between CfO and both components of SWB in emerging adults and the affective component of SWB in middle-aged adults. The implications of the findings and suggestions for future research are highlighted.

The development of the Japanese version of the compassionate engagement and action scales

“…In relation to indicator of mental health, compassion from others has small negative correlations with depression, and stress, and positive medium correlation with well-being [6]. In other reports, compassion from others has positive small to medium correlations to early memories of warmth and security, and safe affect, and small negative correlation to depression [14]. These results demonstrate that compassion from others is related to concepts which focus on mental health or self-related concepts to a modest-moderate degree, but are not verified the relation to receiving help from others yet.…”

“…In relation to indicator of mental health, compassion for others had shown no relations to depression, anxiety, and stress, but positive medium correlation with well-being in original research on the CEAS [6]. In another report, compassion for others has also been smally correlated with an individual's personal sense of uniqueness, and subjective well-being [14]. These results are showing that compassion for others is highly or moderately related to concepts focusing on helping others, and related to mental health modestly.…”

“…Lastly, compassion for self correlated with self-blame (r = -.15) modestly.Relations to mental healthOn mental health, compassion for others did not correlate with depression, anxiety, stress, nor SWSL. Compassion from others correlated to depression (r = -.21), anxiety (r = - 14),. and SWSL (r = .27) modestly.…”

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Attitudes Towards Caring for Dying Patients and Compassion

“…Attitudes of nurses towards terminal or dying patients could demonstrate differences according to culture, religion, social environment, family structure, technology, communication, education, and experiences of the previous deaths encountered (Brosche, 2007;C¸evik & Kav, 2013;Eues, 2007). Compassion is one of the positive emotions highlighted in the field of positive psychology and mentioned in various religions and doctrines; it has begun to be investigated in the field of psychology as well (Demir et al, 2019;_ Is¸g€ or, 2017). Compassion, one of the most effective and strong characteristics of human experience, is an inclination that helps to understand pain.…”