دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی سخت گیری نکنید! تغییراتی در خود دلسوزی مرتبط با تغییرات سلامتی در سال اول دانشگاه - الزویر 2017

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Introduction: Well-being declines during the first year of university. We examined if change in self-compassion was indirectly related to change in well-being through change in psychological need satisfaction during the first year of university. Methods: First year university students (N = 189, 77.2% female) completed self-report questionnaires at the beginning of the first semester and approximately five months later. Path analysis and bootstrapping procedures were used to examine residualized change scores. Results: Change in self-compassion was positively related to (ps b 0.05) change in psychological need satisfaction (β = 0.49) and negatively related to change in negative affect (β = −0.24). Change in psychological need satisfaction was positively associated (ps b 0.05) with change in vitality (β = 0.58) and change in positive affect (β = 0.52) and negatively associated with change in negative affect (β = −0.29). Change in self-compassion was indirectly related to change in vitality (b = 0.56, 95% bootstrapped bias corrected confidence interval (BcCI)[0.38, 0.77]), positive affect (b = 0.41, 95%BcCI [0.27, 0.58]), and negative affect (b = −0.26, 95%BcCI[−0.41, −0.13]) through change in psychological need satisfaction. Conclusions: During the first year of university, change in self-compassion was associated with change in wellbeing because self-compassion enhanced psychological need satisfaction. Results highlight the potential of enhancing self-compassion during first year university to help mitigate student declines in well-being.

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Increases in self-compassion during the first year of university were associated with increases in well-being and decreases in negative affect because students experienced increases in perceptions of competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Enhancing students' self-compassion during the first year of university represents a viable option for university initiatives seeking to positively affect the well-being of students.