Gender based adolescent self-compassion profiles and the mediating role of nonattachment on psychological well-being
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Li, William, Beath, Alissa, Ciarrochi, Joseph and Fraser, Madeleine. (2023). Gender based adolescent self-compassion profiles and the mediating role of nonattachment on psychological well-being. Current Psychology. pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05049-3
Authors | Li, William, Beath, Alissa, Ciarrochi, Joseph and Fraser, Madeleine |
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Abstract | Emerging research has shown that boys and girls may relate to compassionate and uncompassionate components of self-compassion differently and have distinct gender based self-compassion profiles. This study extended upon recent research by investigating gender based adolescent self-compassion profiles and their relationship with psychological well-being and the role of nonattachment in the link between self-compassion and well-being. A large cross-sectional sample of Australian Year 10 high school students (N = 1,944, Mage = 15.65 years, SDage = 0.43; 50% girls) completed measures of self-compassion, nonattachment, and well-being. Latent profile analysis identified distinct self-compassion profiles based on gender. Four profiles labelled ‘Low Self-Relating’, ‘Moderate Self-Relating’, ‘Compassionate’, and ‘Uncompassionate’ emerged for girls. Three profiles emerged for boys labelled ‘Low Self-Relating’, ‘Moderate Self-Relating, and ‘Compassionate’. ‘Low’ and ‘Moderate Self-Relating’ profiles involved low and moderate levels of both compassionate and uncompassionate self-relating. ‘Compassionate’ profiles involved high levels of compassionate and low levels of uncompassionate self-relating, and ‘Uncompassionate’ profiles involved the opposite. For both genders, ‘Compassionate’ profiles were associated with the highest psychological well-being and nonattachment and ‘Uncompassionate’ profiles with the lowest of both. ‘Low’ and ‘Moderate Self-Relating’ profiles showed no difference in psychological well-being or nonattachment. Mediation analysis indicated that nonattachment partially mediated the relationship between self-compassion profile and psychological well-being. These findings support recent research that illustrates adolescents relate to the components of self-compassion differently both between and within genders. It also highlights the crucial role nonattachment plays in the relationship between self-compassion and psychological well-being in adolescents. |
Keywords | self-compassion; nonattachment; adolescent well-being; latent profile analysis |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Current Psychology |
Journal citation | pp. 1-15 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 1046-1310 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05049-3 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85167507007 |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-05049-3 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-15 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 10 Aug 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 30 Jul 2023 |
Deposited | 08 Nov 2023 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8zy9w/gender-based-adolescent-self-compassion-profiles-and-the-mediating-role-of-nonattachment-on-psychological-well-being
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