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Mediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress and Anxiety to Depression among Portuguese Higher Education Students

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dc.contributor.authorSerrão, Carla
dc.contributor.authorValquaresma, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Ana Rita
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Ivone
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-04T17:28:02Z
dc.date.available2023-12-04T17:28:02Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractHigher education is a context that requires students to develop academic, social and institutional tasks. As a result of this complex and multidimensional process, students tend to experience greater stress, anxiety and depression, making it crucial for students to mobilize a set of essential personal, social and instrumental resources, for a more positive adaptation to the academic context. Self-compassion is an adaptative emotion-regulation strategy and may help students to better adjust to academic issues. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of self-compassion as a mediator in the relationship between anxiety and depression, as well as stress and depression. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire distributed through social media. Stress and anxiety were found to be positively related to depression scores and negatively related to self-compassion. A bootstrapped mediation model confirmed the existence of a significant positive partial mediation effect exerted by self-compassion on the relationship between stress and depression (b = 0.12, 95% CI [0.05, 0.18]). The analysis also showed a significant positive partial mediation effect exerted by self-compassion in the relationship between anxiety and depression (b = 0.13, 95% CI [0.08, 0.18]). Conclusions: Self-compassion might partially mediate the relationship between stress and depression and between anxiety and depression. Findings underscore self-compassion as a potentially protective factor against negative psychological symptoms.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/healthcare11182494pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/24071
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectDepressionpt_PT
dc.subjectStresspt_PT
dc.subjectHigher education studentspt_PT
dc.subjectSelf-compassionpt_PT
dc.subjectMediationpt_PT
dc.titleMediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress and Anxiety to Depression among Portuguese Higher Education Studentspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue18pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage2494pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleHealthcarept_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
person.familyNameSerrão
person.givenNameCarla
person.identifier1132633
person.identifier.ciencia-id1518-2DCF-D8F1
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6001-1164
person.identifier.scopus-author-id16646995600
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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