Self-compassion and Other Compassion Improves Subjective Well-being in University Studies

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Self-compassion and Other Compassion Improves Subjective Well-being in University Studies

Zimu YANG 1*
  • 1 LINGNAN University, School of Graduate Studies, Hong Kong, 999077China    
  • *corresponding author zimuyang2@ln.hk
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Abstract

The intense level of competitiveness in society, along with the challenging employment climate, has led to a rise in the amount of academic pressure placed on university students, which in turn has led to issues with mental health. The subjective happiness of college students is an important topic, and more study in this area is needed. The purpose of this research is to learn more about the connections between college students' compassion and their own sense of happiness, as well as the factors that contribute to these connections. This study is based on the notion that difficulties may be overcome by college students with the help of self-compassion and sympathy from others. Using correlation coefficient analysis and a survey, this research sought to better understand the factors that contribute to the positive associations between empathy and students' reported levels of satisfaction with life on campus. This connection will be broken down and examined in light of the results of the prior research. Both receiving and giving compassion were found to have a good influence on one's own sense of well-being, which in turn mitigated the negative mental health effects of stress. These findings can be found in the results of the study.

Keywords:

Subjective well-being, Self-compassion

YANG,Z. (2023). Self-compassion and Other Compassion Improves Subjective Well-being in University Studies. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,598-604.
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[21]. Hermanto, N., & Zuroff, D. C. (2016). The social mindset theory of self-compassion and self-reassurance focuses on the interacting influence that care-seeking and caring have on one another. This month's issue of the Journal of Social Psychology, 156(5), 523–535. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2015.1135779.

[22]. Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. B., & Podsakoff, N. P. (2012). The potential causes of technique bias in social science research as well as some suggestions for minimizing its effects Review of Psychology on an Annual Basis, 63, 539–569. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-120710-100452.


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YANG,Z. (2023). Self-compassion and Other Compassion Improves Subjective Well-being in University Studies. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,598-604.

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References

[1]. Guo, H . "A brief discussion on the causes and countermeasures of college students' psychological confusion and mental health problems," Review of Educational (eory, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 61–64, 2021.

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[3]. Laufer, M. (1995). The suicidal teenager. The International Universities Press, Madison, Connecticut

[4]. Pedrelli, P., Nyer, M., Yeung, A., Zulauf, C., & Wilens, T. (2015). Concerns about the mental health of college students and available treatment options. Psychiatry in the Academic Setting, 39(5), 503–511. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s40596-014-0205-9

[5]. Steptoe, A., Ardle, J., Tsuda, A., & Tanaka, Y. (2007). Depressive symptoms, socio-economic background, sense of control, and cultural factors in university students from 23 countries. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 14(2), 97–107. https:// doi.org/10.1007/BF03004175

[6]. Brown, J. (2018). Student mental health: some answers and more questions. Journal of Mental Health, 27(3), 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2018.1470319.

[7]. Song, Y., Huang, Y., Liu, D., Kwan, J. S., Zhang, F., Sham, P. C., & Tang, S. W. (2008). Depression in college: depressive symptoms and personality factors in Beijing and Hong Kong first-year college students. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 49(5), 496–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.02.005.

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[10]. Chio, F. H. N., Mak, W. W. S., & Yu, B. C. L. (2021). A meta-analysis was carried out to investigate the various effects that the different aspects of self-compassion have on a person's well-being as well as their level of psychological distress. As a moderating element, dialecticism's role in the practice of self-compassion was investigated for its potential effects. Clinical Psychology Review, among other titles. 85, 101986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.101986.

[11]. Gilbert P. Introducing compassion-focused therapy. Adv Psychiatr Treat. 2009;15:199–208.

[12]. Kirby, J. N., Day, J., & Sagar, V. (2019). The 'flow' of compassion: A meta-analysis of the fears of compassion scales and psychological functioning. Clinical Psychology Review, pp. 70, 26–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2019.03.001.

[13]. Gilbert, P. (2014). The beginnings of compassion-focused therapy and the makeup of its practice. Journal of Clinical Psychology from the United Kingdom, 53(1), 6–41. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12043.

[14]. Goetz, JL, Keltner, D. (2010). Empathy: an evolutionary analysis and empirical review. Psychological Bulletin,136 (3), 351–374.https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018807.

[15]. Kirby, J. N., Day, J., & Sagar, V. (2019). A meta-analysis of the fears of compassion measures and how they relate to psychological functioning is presented in the book "The Flow of Compassion." Evaluation of Clinical Psychology, pp. 70, 26–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2019.03.001.

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[17]. MacBeth, A., & Gumley, A. (2012). A meta-analysis of the connection between self-compassion and psychopathology is presented in the article "Exploring Compassion." Evaluation of Clinical Psychology, pp. 32, 545–552.

[18]. Ewert, C., Vater, A., & Schröder-Abé, M. (2021). Self-Compassion and Coping: A Meta-Analysis. Mindfulness, 12(5), 1063–1077. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01563-8.

[19]. Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., Matos, M., & Rivis, A. (2011). The development of three self-report measures for assessing fears of compassion. Theory, Research, and Practice in the Fields of Psychology and Psychotherapy, 84(3), 239–255. https://doi.org/10.1348/147608310X526511.

[20]. Gilbert, P., Catarino, F., Duarte, C., Matos, M., Kolts, R., Stubbs, J., Ceresatto, L., Duarte, J., Pinto-Couveia, J., & Basran, J. (2017).

[21]. Hermanto, N., & Zuroff, D. C. (2016). The social mindset theory of self-compassion and self-reassurance focuses on the interacting influence that care-seeking and caring have on one another. This month's issue of the Journal of Social Psychology, 156(5), 523–535. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2015.1135779.

[22]. Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. B., & Podsakoff, N. P. (2012). The potential causes of technique bias in social science research as well as some suggestions for minimizing its effects Review of Psychology on an Annual Basis, 63, 539–569. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-120710-100452.