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Abstract
Objective
The current study explored the role of self-compassion on the relationship between perceived stress and resilience among college students experiencing different levels of anxiety symptomatology.
Participants
Three hundred and forty-five undergraduate students (Mage= 19.66; 74.8% female) were recruited from a public university in the northeastern United States.
Methods
Participants completed self-report measures assessing perceived stress, self-compassion, anxiety symptomatology, and resilience.
Results
Self-compassion was found to indirectly affect the association between perceived stress and resilience at both low (b = −0.06, 95% CI [−0.08, −0.04]) and high levels (b = −0.03, 95% CI [−0.05, −0.01]) of anxiety symptomatology. The index of moderated mediation was significant (b = 0.005, 95% CI [0.001, 0.01]).
Conclusions
Results of the present study suggest that interventions to enhance resilience should incorporate strategies aimed at managing stress and anxiety and increasing self-compassion.
Conflict of interest disclosure
The authors have no conflicts of interest to report. The authors confirm that the research presented in this article met the ethical guidelines, including adherence to the legal requirements, of the United States of America and received approval from the Institutional Review Board of the University of Rhode Island.
Notes
1 Given the somewhat high correlation between these measures, we did a CFA to confirm that they are best modelled as three distinct factors. Fit indices were good (CFI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.07, 95%CI [0.06, 0.08], SRMR = 0.05), suggesting that a three-factor model fit the data well. Factor loadings were also high (i.e., all .55 or higher for PSS, .64 or higher for GAD, and .45 or higher for BRS).