Self-compassion mediates the link between dependency and depressive symptomatology in college students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411476 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christy A Denckla (0000-0003-4362-203X, Broad Institute, corresponding author), Nathan S Consedine (0000-0002-7691-0938, University of Auckland), Robert F Bornstein (0000-0001-6203-225X, Adelphi University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 373-383 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2016.1264464 |
| PMID | 30140175 |
| OpenAlex | W2561984674 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 55 |
Depression is highly prevalent among college students and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Dependency is among the known personality traits that predict an elevated risk for depression. Prior research has focused on the depressogenic role of self-critical thoughts among destructive overdependent (DO) individuals but has not considered other internal processes (such as self-compassion) that might influence mental health. The current report examined whether self-compassion had either moderating or mediating effects on the links between dependency and depression in college students. In a cross-sectional study, 85 college students completed measures of dependency, self-compassion, and depressive symptoms. Analyses suggested that self-compassion mediated both the effect of DO on depressive symptoms and the effect of healthy dependency (HD) on lower depressive symptoms; self-compassion did not moderate links between dependency and depressive symptoms. Our exploratory findings suggest that positive self-schema (in the form of self-compassion) may contribute to the downstream mental health effects of both adaptive HD and maladaptive DO
Cognition · Compassion · Dependency (UML · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Mental health · Mindfulness · Personality · Psychiatry · Schema (genetic algorithms · Self-compassion · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |