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The role of compassion for meaning in life and life satisfaction

Liebe, Noëlle Anouk LU and Olofsson, Charlotta LU (2023) PSYK11 20222
Department of Psychology
Abstract
This study examined compassion for self and for others, and how these
factors were related to meaning in life and life satisfaction among university
students in Sweden. A total of 265 students from different faculties, most of
them at Lund university, responded to a self-report questionnaire including the
short form self-compassion scale (SCS-SF), the compassion scale (CS), the
multidimensional existential meaning scale (MEMS) and the satisfaction with
life scale (SWLS). Results revealed that both self-compassion and compassion
for others were positively related to life satisfaction, and this relation was
strongest for self-compassion. Results further suggested that meaning in life
functions as a mediating mechanism. For... (More)
This study examined compassion for self and for others, and how these
factors were related to meaning in life and life satisfaction among university
students in Sweden. A total of 265 students from different faculties, most of
them at Lund university, responded to a self-report questionnaire including the
short form self-compassion scale (SCS-SF), the compassion scale (CS), the
multidimensional existential meaning scale (MEMS) and the satisfaction with
life scale (SWLS). Results revealed that both self-compassion and compassion
for others were positively related to life satisfaction, and this relation was
strongest for self-compassion. Results further suggested that meaning in life
functions as a mediating mechanism. For self-compassion, the mediation was
partial whereas the positive association between compassion for others and life
satisfaction was fully absorbed by increased meaning in life. This suggests that
compassion for self and for others are important factors in understanding
meaning in life, meaning in life in turn being important to understand the
association between compassion and life satisfaction. The results also indicated
that women in particular, who had significantly lower levels of
self-compassion than men, may benefit from self-compassion based
interventions. (Less)
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author
Liebe, Noëlle Anouk LU and Olofsson, Charlotta LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYK11 20222
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
self-compassion, compassion for others, meaning in life, life satisfaction
language
English
id
9108303
date added to LUP
2023-02-13 10:53:25
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2023-02-13 10:53:25
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  abstract     = {{This study examined compassion for self and for others, and how these
factors were related to meaning in life and life satisfaction among university
students in Sweden. A total of 265 students from different faculties, most of
them at Lund university, responded to a self-report questionnaire including the
short form self-compassion scale (SCS-SF), the compassion scale (CS), the
multidimensional existential meaning scale (MEMS) and the satisfaction with
life scale (SWLS). Results revealed that both self-compassion and compassion
for others were positively related to life satisfaction, and this relation was
strongest for self-compassion. Results further suggested that meaning in life
functions as a mediating mechanism. For self-compassion, the mediation was
partial whereas the positive association between compassion for others and life
satisfaction was fully absorbed by increased meaning in life. This suggests that
compassion for self and for others are important factors in understanding
meaning in life, meaning in life in turn being important to understand the
association between compassion and life satisfaction. The results also indicated
that women in particular, who had significantly lower levels of
self-compassion than men, may benefit from self-compassion based
interventions.}},
  author       = {{Liebe, Noëlle Anouk and Olofsson, Charlotta}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The role of compassion for meaning in life and life satisfaction}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}