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Tran MAQ, Khoury B, Chau NNT, Van Pham M, Dang ATN, Ngo TV, Ngo TT, Truong TM, Le Dao AK. The Role of Self-Compassion on Psychological Well-Being and Life Satisfaction of Vietnamese Undergraduate Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Hope as a Mediator. JOURNAL OF RATIONAL-EMOTIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY 2022:1-19. [PMID: 36340869 PMCID: PMC9617225 DOI: 10.1007/s10942-022-00487-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The simultaneous occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to adulthood have posed particular obstacles to university students' mental health. However, it remains unclear whether hope promotes mental health in the relationship between self-compassion, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction. Therefore, this study investigated the role of hope as a mediator in the relationship between self-compassion, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction among Vietnamese undergraduate students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants consisted of 484 students (aged 18-24) from several universities in Vietnam. To measure the four variables in the research model, we opted for the Self-Compassion Scale, the State Hope Scale, the World Health Organization 5-item Well-Being Index, and the Satisfaction With Life Scale. The results showed that (1) self-compassion was significantly positively correlated with psychological well-being, (2) self-compassion was not correlated with life satisfaction, (3) hope was a mediator of the relationship between self-compassion and psychological well-being, and (4) hope was a mediator of the relationship between self-compassion and life satisfaction. These findings suggest interventions on self-compassion to enhance hope and subsequently increase students' mental health, which offers colleges, psychologists, and psychiatrists a guideline to cope with harmful psychological implications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Affiliation(s)
- Minh Anh Quang Tran
- Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan City, 701 Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Epartment of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Education Building, 3700 McTavish St (Room 614), Montreal, QC H3A 1Y2 Canada
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- University of Economics and Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Hai Duong Medical Technical University, Hai Duong City, Vietnam
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- Department of Psychology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Psychology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Ha Noi City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ha Noi, Vietnam
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- College of Medicine, International Health Program, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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