Liu Yuening, Yang Xiaoni, Liu Yifan, Wei Cangpi, Zhao Jingjing, Kong Feng
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2025 Feb;17(1):e12607. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12607. Epub 2024 Oct 15.
Previous research has found that self-compassion enhances well-being outcomes such as happiness and meaning in life. However, little is known about the link between self-compassion and psychological richness, a recently introduced concept of well-being. Thus, an exploration of the relationship between self-compassion and psychological richness is necessary to gain a comprehensive understanding of the association between self-compassion and well-being. To address this issue, this study investigated the temporal directionality of their relationship within a cohort of Chinese college students, utilizing a two-wave longitudinal approach. Using a cross-lagged model, the results revealed that the self-compassion could predict psychological richness 3 months later, and conversely, psychological richness could also predict subsequent self-compassion. This research provides new insights into the bidirectional relationship between self-compassion and psychological richness, broadening our understanding of the association between self-compassion and well-being. Future interventions should focus on the important effect of self-compassion interventions in the development of psychological richness. In addition, future research could consider interventions on increasing psychological richness to improve the level of self-compassion among college students.
先前的研究发现，自我同情能提升幸福感，如生活中的快乐和意义。然而，对于自我同情与心理丰富性（一个最近引入的幸福概念）之间的联系，我们知之甚少。因此，探索自我同情与心理丰富性之间的关系，对于全面理解自我同情与幸福之间的关联是必要的。为了解决这个问题，本研究采用两波纵向研究方法，在中国大学生群体中调查了它们关系的时间方向性。使用交叉滞后模型，结果显示自我同情能够预测3个月后的心理丰富性，反之，心理丰富性也能够预测随后的自我同情。本研究为自我同情与心理丰富性之间的双向关系提供了新的见解，拓宽了我们对自我同情与幸福之间关联的理解。未来的干预措施应关注自我同情干预在心理丰富性发展中的重要作用。此外，未来的研究可以考虑通过增加心理丰富性的干预措施来提高大学生的自我同情水平。
