Self‐Compassion, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, and Cognitive Flexibility in Parent–Child Relationships in Türkiye

A Dyadic Longitudinal Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID17190882
AutoresBeste Erdinç (0009-0006-4795-1593, Quality and Governance Coordinatorship İstanbul Nisantasi University İstanbul Türkiye, autor de correspondencia), Yusuf Akyıl (0000-0002-9482-1429, Department of Psychological Counseling Ministry of Education İstanbul Türkiye), Sinan Okur (0000-0002-3439-5907, Department of Educational Sciences National Defense University, Turkish Air Force Academy İstanbul Türkiye), M Engin Deniz (0000-0002-7930-3121, Psychological Counseling and Guidance Yıldız Technical University İstanbul Türkiye), Seydi Ahmet Satıcı (0000-0002-2871-8589, Psychological Counseling and Guidance Yıldız Technical University İstanbul Türkiye)
Año2026
Volumen65
Número2
Páginase70147-e70147
Fecha de publicación2026-04-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFamily Process (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0014-7370 • E-ISSN: 1545-5300
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/famp.70147
PMID42045142
OpenAlexW7155796965
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas57

Despite growing evidence of its role in individual well-being, little is known about how self-compassion influences parent-child interactions, particularly interpersonal and reciprocal processes. Integrative models that combine self-compassion, emotion regulation, and cognitive flexibility are needed to understand how these characteristics affect family dynamics. To cover theoretical and methodological gaps, this study analyzes longitudinal dyadic associations between self-compassion, emotion regulation difficulties, and cognitive flexibility in parent-child relationships. To this end, the Longitudinal Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (L-APIM) was employed as a dyadic analytic approach. The study sample comprised 248 adolescents and one of their parents (N = 496) residing in Türkiye. According to the analysis results, at the actor effects level, adolescents' self-compassion positively affects their cognitive flexibility, while parents' self-compassion negatively affects their own difficulties in emotion regulation. At the partner effects level, adolescents' self-compassion negatively affects their parents' difficulties in emotion regulation, while parents' self-compassion positively affects their children's cognitive flexibility. These results reveal that self-compassion has cognitive and emotional effects on the psychological functioning within the family and that an individual's internal resources play a decisive role not only for themselves but also for the psychological processes of family members with whom they have close relationships. These findings suggest that self-compassion intervention research should consider family psychological connections

Affect (linguistics) · Cognition · Cognitive flexibility · Flexibility (engineering) · Interpersonal communication · Longitudinal study · Reciprocal · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions