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KMID : 0981220100100020043
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Congnitive Behavior Therapy in Korea
2010 Volume.10 No. 2 p.43 ~ p.59
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The relationships between self-compassion, life stress, social support, and psychological symptoms
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Yu Yeon-Hwa
Lee Shin-Hye
Cho Yong-Rae
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Abstract
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The present study was conducted to examine how self-compassion, a major individual difference variable for psychological health, would be associated with life stress, social support, and psychological symptoms. Particularly, it examined whether self-compassion was associated with psychological symptoms, above and beyond life stress and social support, and if the effects of self-compassion on psychological symptoms were different according to the level of life stress. 151 university students completed an assessment battery consisting of the questionnaires measuring self-compassion, life stress, social support, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Correlation and hierarchical regression analyses on the collected data were carried out. Self-compassion was significantly associated with life stress, social support, overall psychological symptoms, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and stress symptoms in the expected way. Furthermore, self-compassion was a significant predictor of overall psychological symptoms when controlling for the effects of life stress and social support. The unique effects of self-compassion on depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and stress symptoms, respectively, were also supported. The effect of self-compassion on depressive symptoms was stronger when the level of life stress was high than when it was low. The interaction effects of life stress and social were significant on overall psychological symptoms, depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms, respectively. In conclusion, these results suggest that it is important not only to focus on their life stress and social support of college students, but also to enhance their level of self-compassion in order to effectively alleviate their depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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self-compassion, psychological symptoms, life stress, social support
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