The interplay between emotional well-being, self-compassion, and basic psychological needs in adolescents

Figures & data

Table 1. Means, standard deviations, medians, and range values, as well as between-gender differences results, for positive and negative affect, emotional well-being, self-compassion, and basic psychological needs at school.

Variables	Total (n = 1092)			Boys (n = 511)			Girls (n = 581)			Between-gender differences
	M (SD)	Median	Range	M (SD)	Median	Range	M (SD)	Median	Range	F(1,1090)	p
Emotional Well-Being	.99 (.71)	1.10	−1.50–2.70	1.07 (.69)	1.10	−1.20–2.70	0.93 (.72)	1.00	−1.50–2.60	11.98	.001
Negative Affect	1.68 (.57)	1.50	1–4	1.64 (.69)	1.50	1–4	1.71 (.54)	1.60	1–4	3.63	.057
Positive Affect	2.67 (.49)	2.70	1–4	2.71 (.51)	2.80	1–4	2.63 (.48)	2.70	1–4	6.70	.010
Self-Compassion	3.03 (.56)	3.06	1–5	3.13 (.50)	3.12	1–4.88	2.94 (.60)	3.00	1–4.94	33.42	<.001
Self-kindness	3.34 (.78)	3.33	1–5	3.42 (.77)	3.33	1–5	3.26 (.78)	3.33	1–5	11.44	.001
Self-judgement	3.00 (.72)	3.00	1–5	3.10 (.65)	3.00	1–5	2.92 (.77)	3.00	1–5	17.06	<.001
Common Humanity	3.02 (.69)	3.00	1–5	3.10 (.66)	3.00	1–5	2.95 (.72)	3.00	1–5	12.75	<.001
Isolation	3.01 (.82)	3.00	1–5	3.18 (.77)	3.00	1–5	2.86 (.83)	3.00	1–5	42.20	<.001
Mindfulness	2.85 (.92)	3.00	1–5	2.93 (.92)	3.00	1–5	2.78 (.92)	3.00	1–5	6.56	.011
Overidentification	2.93 (.82)	3.00	1–5	3.06 (.77)	3.00	1–5	2.82 (.85)	3.00	1–5	24.20	<.001
Basic Psychological Needs	3.91 (.53)	3.93	1–5	3.88 (.55)	3.87	1.67–5	3.94 (.50)	3.93	1–5	3.46	.063
Need for Autonomy	4.00 (.66)	4.00	1–5	3.94 (.68)	4.00	1.20–5	4.05 (.63)	4.00	1–5	6.57	.011
Need for Relatedness	4.09 (.66)	4.00	1–5	4.05 (.68)	4.00	1.40–5	4.12 (.65)	4.20	1–5	2.89	.089
Need for Competence	3.65 (.55)	3.60	1–5	3.65 (.68)	4.00	1.40–5	3.66 (.52)	3.60	1–5	.060	.807

Table 2. Partial pearson’s correlations between positive and negative affect, emotional well-being, self-compassion, and basic psychological needs, controlling for gender (N = 1092).

	Positive affect	Negative affect	Emotional well-being	Basic Psychological Needs	Self-compassion
Positive affect	-
Negative affect	.10*	-
Emotional well-being	.61**	−.73**	-
Basic Psychological Needs	.36**	−.21**	.41**	-
Self-compassion	.24**	−.37**	.46**	.24**	-

Figure 1. The mediating role of emotional well-being in the relationship between self-compassion and psychological basic needs at school (N = 1092).

Data availability statement

Data supporting the findings are available upon request to the corresponding author. The data is not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.