Self-compassion as a Mediator in the Relationship between Spiritual Well-being and Life satisfaction among Emerging Adults

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Page: 336-340

Shailesh Shetty and V. Premanand (Department of P.G Studies and Research in Psychology, St. Agnes Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research, Mangalore, Karnataka)

Emerging adulthood is the time of greatest development, during which significant life transformations and the majority of identity exploration take place with the most volatility. This study looked at the connections between spiritual well-being, self-compassion, and life satisfaction, giving importance to the mediating role of self-compassion among emerging adults. Responses from a total of 158 emerging adults were gleaned through online questionnaires whereby validated scales were accustomed to measure self-compassion, spiritual well-being, and life satisfaction. Statistical analyses revealed that there were significant positive correlations amongst all three constructs. The regression analysis showed that spiritual well-being significantly predicted life satisfaction (B = 0.374, p < 0.001) whereby self-compassion mediated this relationship with an indirect effect of 0.244 (p = 0.0001). This highlights how crucial the role of self-compassion is as a psychological mechanism through which spiritual well-being contributes to life satisfaction.