Chan Kevin Ka Shing, Lee John Chi-Kin, Yu Eric Kwan Wai, Chan Arita W Y, Leung Angel Nga Man, Cheung Rebecca Y M, Li Chin Wa, Kong Raymond Ho-Man, Chen Junjun, Wan Sarah Lai Yin, Tang Christine Hau Yu, Yum Yen Na, Jiang Da, Wang Lixun, Tse Chun Yip
Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Mindfulness (N Y). 2022;13(6):1490-1498. doi: 10.1007/s12671-022-01891-x. Epub 2022 Apr 29.
Research shows that compassion from others and from the self may enable university students to face, overcome, and bounce back from adversity and generate a greater sense of thriving and meaning in life. However, the underlying processes are largely unknown. The present study aimed to examine the associations of compassion with psychological distress, flourishing, and meaning in life among university students and explore the mechanisms underlying these associations.
A total of 536 Hong Kong university students completed questionnaires measuring their experiences of compassion from others, self-compassion, resilience, psychological distress, flourishing, and meaning in life.
Serial mediation analyses showed that compassion from others was associated positively with self-compassion, which was, in turn, linked to greater resilience and consequently lower levels of psychological distress and higher levels of flourishing and meaning in life.
Our findings reveal the associations of compassion from others and self-compassion with the well-being and life meaning of university students. The findings highlight the importance of being open and receptive to love and kindness from others. The findings also point to the importance of developing a caring attitude toward oneself.
研究表明，他人的同情和自我同情可能使大学生能够面对、克服逆境并从中恢复过来，从而在生活中产生更强的茁壮成长感和意义感。然而，其潜在过程在很大程度上尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨同情与大学生心理困扰、茁壮成长和生活意义之间的关联，并探索这些关联背后的机制。
共有536名香港大学生完成了问卷调查，测量他们从他人那里获得同情的经历、自我同情、复原力、心理困扰、茁壮成长和生活意义。
系列中介分析表明，他人的同情与自我同情呈正相关，而自我同情又与更强的复原力相关，进而导致更低水平的心理困扰以及更高水平的茁壮成长和生活意义。
我们的研究结果揭示了他人的同情和自我同情与大学生幸福感和生活意义之间的关联。这些结果凸显了对他人的爱与善意保持开放和接受的重要性。研究结果还指出了培养关爱自己态度的重要性。
