The Moderating Effects of Age on the Relationships of Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health
- Authors
- Hwang, Soodeok; Kim, Geunyoung; Yang, Jae-Won; Yang, Eunjoo
- Issue Date
- 4월-2016
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- age; self-compassion; self-esteem; depression; subjective well-being
- Citation
- JAPANESE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH, v.58, no.2, pp.194 - 205
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- Journal Title
- JAPANESE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
- Volume
- 58
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 194
- End Page
- 205
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/89030
- DOI
- 10.1111/jpr.12109
- ISSN
- 0021-5368
- Abstract
- This study investigated the interactive effects of self-compassion, self-esteem, and age on mental health. Numerous previous studies have found that self-compassion has a significant positive association with well-being but most of these studies were conducted with young adults represented by college students. This study extended the previous findings by comparing its distinctive functions in different age groups. A total of 1,813 adults whose age ranged from twenties to fifties (M = 39.28 years, SD = 11.27) completed a questionnaire measuring self-compassion, self-esteem, subjective well-being, and depression. The results of hierarchical regression analysis indicated that the positive relationship between self-compassion and subjective well-being was rendered stronger with older adults. In addition, self-compassion moderated the relationship between self-esteem and depression regardless of age. These results imply that self-compassion may be complimentary to self-esteem in improving mental health, especially for older adults.
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