The Impact of Compassion from Others and Self-compassion on Psychological Distress, Flourishing, and Meaning in Life Among University Students.

Autor: Chan KKS; Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Lee JC; Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Yu EKW; Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Chan AWY; Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Leung ANM; Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Cheung RYM; Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Li CW; Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Department of International Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Kong RH; Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Chen J; Department of Education Policy and Leadership, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Wan SLY; Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Tang CHY; Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Yum YN; Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Integrated Centre for Wellbeing, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Jiang D; Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.; Integrated Centre for Wellbeing, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Wang L; Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong., Tse CY; Centre for Language in Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Mindfulness [Mindfulness (N Y)] 2022; Vol. 13 (6), pp. 1490-1498. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 29.
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-022-01891-x
Abstrakt: Objectives: Research shows that compassion from others and from the self may enable university students to face, overcome, and bounce back from adversity and generate a greater sense of thriving and meaning in life. However, the underlying processes are largely unknown. The present study aimed to examine the associations of compassion with psychological distress, flourishing, and meaning in life among university students and explore the mechanisms underlying these associations.
Methods: A total of 536 Hong Kong university students completed questionnaires measuring their experiences of compassion from others, self-compassion, resilience, psychological distress, flourishing, and meaning in life.
Results: Serial mediation analyses showed that compassion from others was associated positively with self-compassion, which was, in turn, linked to greater resilience and consequently lower levels of psychological distress and higher levels of flourishing and meaning in life.
Conclusions: Our findings reveal the associations of compassion from others and self-compassion with the well-being and life meaning of university students. The findings highlight the importance of being open and receptive to love and kindness from others. The findings also point to the importance of developing a caring attitude toward oneself.
Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no competing interests.
(© The Author(s) 2022.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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