The role of social support, being present, and self-kindness in university student psychological distress
| dc.contributor.author | Stallman, H.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ohan, J.L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chiera, B. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: Self-kindness, which is thought to be part of self-compassion, has the potential to contribute to mental health, as well as serve as a focus for interventions. However, little attention has been given to the potential role of self-kindness specifically, especially in the context of mindful presence and available social support, in buffering distress. Method: Structural equation modelling was used to test a theoretically based model of how these factors relate to each other and psychological distress. Participants were 592 Australian university students. Results: Results confirmed our hypotheses, showing that: (a) receiving social support is important to the capacity for self-kindness both directly and indirectly through the ability to "be present," and (b) the relationship between social support and psychological distress is partially mediated by the practices of self-kindness and being present. The model of social support, being present, and self-kindness accounted for half the variance in psychological distress. With the addition of stressors, a regression model explained a total of 62% of the variance. Conclusions: These findings have implications for understanding the construct of self-kindness and its role in the development of interventions to improve student success. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Australian Psychologist, 2018; 53(1):52-59 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/ap.12271 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0005-0067 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1742-9544 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/125671 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons | |
| dc.rights | Copyright 2017 The Australian Psychological Society | |
| dc.source.uri | https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12271 | |
| dc.subject | college students | |
| dc.subject | mental health | |
| dc.subject | mindfulness | |
| dc.subject | psychological distress | |
| dc.subject | self-kindness | |
| dc.subject | social support | |
| dc.title | The role of social support, being present, and self-kindness in university student psychological distress | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| ror.mmsid | 9916119905601831 |