The relationship between self-compassion and depressive symptoms among young adults in the UK: The mediating role of shame, guilt, and rumination
(2022) PSYP01 20221Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Although several studies have reported a negative association between self compassion (SC) and depressive symptomatology (DASS), less is known about the pathways that constitute this relationship. This study aims to expand on the current research by examining if shame, guilt, or rumination act as independent mediators between self-compassion and depressive symptoms in a
sample of young adults between the ages of 18-35 working full-time from the United Kingdom (N = 150). Results from the path analysis supported shame (TOSCAS) as a partial mediator between self-compassion and depressive symptoms. The data did not support guilt (TOSCAG) as a predictor of depressive symptoms and was excluded from further analysis. Unexpectedly, rumination... (More) - Although several studies have reported a negative association between self compassion (SC) and depressive symptomatology (DASS), less is known about the pathways that constitute this relationship. This study aims to expand on the current research by examining if shame, guilt, or rumination act as independent mediators between self-compassion and depressive symptoms in a
sample of young adults between the ages of 18-35 working full-time from the United Kingdom (N = 150). Results from the path analysis supported shame (TOSCAS) as a partial mediator between self-compassion and depressive symptoms. The data did not support guilt (TOSCAG) as a predictor of depressive symptoms and was excluded from further analysis. Unexpectedly, rumination (RUM) displayed a full mediation effect between self-compassion and depressive symptoms. Further investigation of these models is needed to establish the interplay between self-compassion and depressive symptoms in young adults. (Less)
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- author
- Tamas, Alexandru LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- PSYP01 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Self-Compassion, Depressive Symptoms, Shame, Guilt, Rumination
- language
- English
- id
- 9095525
- date added to LUP
- 2022-07-07 13:07:23
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- 2022-07-07 13:07:23
@misc{9095525, abstract = {{Although several studies have reported a negative association between self compassion (SC) and depressive symptomatology (DASS), less is known about the pathways that constitute this relationship. This study aims to expand on the current research by examining if shame, guilt, or rumination act as independent mediators between self-compassion and depressive symptoms in a sample of young adults between the ages of 18-35 working full-time from the United Kingdom (N = 150). Results from the path analysis supported shame (TOSCAS) as a partial mediator between self-compassion and depressive symptoms. The data did not support guilt (TOSCAG) as a predictor of depressive symptoms and was excluded from further analysis. Unexpectedly, rumination (RUM) displayed a full mediation effect between self-compassion and depressive symptoms. Further investigation of these models is needed to establish the interplay between self-compassion and depressive symptoms in young adults.}}, author = {{Tamas, Alexandru}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{The relationship between self-compassion and depressive symptoms among young adults in the UK: The mediating role of shame, guilt, and rumination}}, year = {{2022}}, }