In this study, we explored explanations for the link between self-compassion and psychological well-being among a sample of adult childhood sexual abuse (CSA) survivors in the United States ( n = 335). Informed by Neff’s self-compassion theory, we hypothesized that the relationship between self-compassion and psychological well-being would be partially explained by a reduction in emotional dysregulation and trauma-related shame. We tested a parallel multiple mediation model with (a) emotion dysregulation and (b) trauma-related shame as the mediators. As hypothesized, we found a significant positive relationship between self-compassion and psychological well-being among the sample of CSA survivors. Emotional dysregulation and trauma-related shame were both significant mediators of this relationship. However, self-compassion had a significant direct effect even after accounting for the two mediators, which suggests partial mediation. Our results provide further support for the link between self-compassion and psychological well-being and identify reductions in both emotional dysregulation and trauma-related shame as potential mechanisms for this relationship. This study also has implications for clinical practice and prevention efforts that integrate self-compassion, emotion regulation, and trauma-related shame as salient areas of focus.

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童年性虐待幸存者的自我同情和心理健康：情绪失调和创伤相关羞耻作为中介


在这项研究中，我们以美国成年儿童性虐待 (CSA) 幸存者样本 (n = 335) 为例，探讨了自我慈悲与心理健康之间联系的解释。根据内夫的自我慈悲理论，我们假设自我慈悲和心理健康之间的关系部分可以通过情绪失调和创伤相关羞耻感的减少来解释。我们测试了一个并行多重中介模型，以（a）情绪失调和（b）创伤相关羞耻作为中介。正如假设的那样，我们发现 CSA 幸存者样本中的自我慈悲与心理健康之间存在显着的正相关关系。情绪失调和创伤相关的羞耻感都是这种关系的重要调节因素。然而，即使在考虑了两个中介因素之后，自我慈悲也具有显着的直接影响，这表明存在部分中介作用。我们的研究结果进一步支持了自我慈悲和心理健康之间的联系，并确定了情绪失调和创伤相关羞耻感的减少是这种关系的潜在机制。这项研究还对将自我慈悲、情绪调节和创伤相关羞耻作为重点关注领域的临床实践和预防工作具有影响。