Self-Compassion and Authentic-Durable Happiness During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Meaning of Life and the Moderating Role of COVID-19 Burnout

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Figure 1 The proposed moderated mediation model.

Note: Each line or path in the model is represented by a lowercase letter, which represents the path coefficient.

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations of Study Variables

Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4
1. SC	3.39	0.49
2. CB	1.87	0.72	−0.44***
3. MOL	4.65	0.86	0.41***	−0.31***
4. ADH	3.82	0.66	0.45***	−0.30***	0.39***

Note: N =1165. ***p < 0.001.

Abbreviations: SC, self compassion; CB, COVID-19 burnout; MOL, meaning of life; ADH, Authentic-durable happiness.

Table 2 Regression Analyses for Each Path of the Conceptual Model

Predictors	Criterion Variable MOL (a)		Criterion Variable ADH (b/c)		Criterion Variable MOL (z1)
	β	t	β	t	β	t
SC	0.41	15.44***	0.35	12.48***	0.33	11.30***
MOL			0.25	8.97***
CB					−0.18	−5.92***
SC × CB					−0.05	−2.14*
R^2	0.17		0.25		0.19
F	238.30***		197.88***		93.53***

Note: N =1165. Each column is a regression model that predicts the criterion at the top of the column. The beta values are standardized coefficients; thus, they can be compared to determine the relative strength of different variables in the model. *p < 0.05. ***p < 0.001.

Abbreviations: SC, self compassion; MOL, meaning of life; ADH, authentic-durable happiness; CB, COVID-19 burnout.

Figure 2 Moderated mediation model.

Notes: Dotted lines represent direct paths from the moderators to the mediator and outcome variables. Standardized beta coefficients are presented; total effect is presented in the parentheses. ***p < 0.001.

Figure 3 Interaction between SC and CB on MOL.

Note: SC and CB were graphed as one standardized deviation below the sample mean (ie, low) and one standardized deviation above the sample mean (ie, high).