Faculty of Psychology, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Faculty of Sociology, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Sci Prog. 2021 Apr-Jun;104(2):368504211011872. doi: 10.1177/00368504211011872.
Proactive coping has been documented as a significant predictor of perceived stress. When facing stressful events, the more individuals use proactive coping strategies, the lower their stress level will be. However, there is still little research of possible latent factors participating in this relationship to explain how proactive coping can reduce of perceived stress, directly and indirectly. This study aimed to examine whether self-compassion can mediate the relationship between proactive coping and perceived stress among students. In a cross-sectional study carried out in 2019, we invited 384 undergraduate students in Hanoi (Vietnam) to voluntarily complete a self-report questionnaire that measured proactive coping, self-compassion and perceived stress scale. Results showed that proactive coping was positively related to level of self-compassion, and both proactive coping and self-compassion were negatively related to stress scores. The effect of proactive coping on stress was eliminated when self-compassion was controlled, showing the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between proactive coping and perceived stress score. Furthermore, among six factors contributing to the concept of self-compassion, data documented mediating role of "self-kindness,""self-judgment," and "mindfulness" while no mediating role of "common humanity,""isolation," and "over-identification" was observed. Among three mediating factors, mindfulness appeared to be the most important factor explaining the relationship between proactive coping and perceived stress. These results consolidate existing literature of the protective role of self-compassion on psychological health, and hence provide more support for the application of self-compassion, especially of mindfulness, in working with people with stress.
主动应对被证明是感知压力的一个重要预测指标。当面临压力事件时，个体越多地使用主动应对策略，他们的压力水平就越低。然而，对于可能参与这种关系的潜在因素，以解释主动应对如何直接和间接地降低感知压力，仍缺乏研究。本研究旨在检验自我同情是否可以在学生的主动应对和感知压力之间的关系中起中介作用。在 2019 年进行的一项横断面研究中，我们邀请了 384 名来自河内（越南）的本科生自愿完成一份自我报告问卷，该问卷测量了主动应对、自我同情和感知压力量表。结果表明，主动应对与自我同情水平呈正相关，主动应对和自我同情与压力得分呈负相关。当控制自我同情时，主动应对对压力的影响被消除，表明自我同情在主动应对和感知压力得分之间的关系中起中介作用。此外，在自我同情概念的六个因素中，数据记录了“自我友善”、“自我评判”和“正念”的中介作用，而“共同人性”、“孤立”和“过度认同”没有中介作用。在三个中介因素中，正念似乎是解释主动应对和感知压力之间关系的最重要因素。这些结果巩固了自我同情对心理健康的保护作用的现有文献，为在有压力的人群中应用自我同情，特别是正念，提供了更多的支持。
