The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion in the Relationship of Mindfulness with Depressive Symptoms
The Study has been conducted to explore the relationship between mindfulness and depressive symptoms with mediating variable of Self-Compassion. The Objective of this study determines how mindfulness predicts depressive symptoms by taking account of self-compassion. The sample of three hundred and f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Psychology, Islamia College Peshawar
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Peshawar Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pjpbsicp.com/index.php/pjpbs/article/view/33 |
| Summary: | The Study has been conducted to explore the relationship between mindfulness and depressive symptoms with mediating variable of Self-Compassion. The Objective of this study determines how mindfulness predicts depressive symptoms by taking account of self-compassion. The sample of three hundred and fifty 350 students was taken from Bahudin Zakriya university, Multan (Punjab, Pakistan). The results revealed that mindfulness and self-compassion have significant negative correlation with depressive symptoms. Moreover, self- compassion has strongly predicted depressive symptoms than mindfulness through multiple regression analysis and it has more mediating effect than mindfulness through mediation analysis. t- test and ANOVA shows that statistical difference found on depressive symptoms regarding age and education. |
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| ISSN: | 2415-6779 2518-4474 |