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Attachment, self-compassion, empathy, and subjective well-being among college students and community adults.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21223269     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Research on subjective well-being suggests that it is only partly a function of environmental circumstances. There may be a personality characteristic or a resilient disposition toward experiencing high levels of well-being even in unfavorable circumstances. Adult attachment may contribute to this resilient disposition. This study examined whether the association between attachment anxiety and subjective well-being was mediated by Neff's (2003a, 2003b) concept of self-compassion. It also examined empathy toward others as a mediator in the association between attachment avoidance and subjective well-being. In Study 1, 195 college students completed self-report surveys. In Study 2, 136 community adults provided a cross-validation of the results. As expected, across these 2 samples, findings suggested that self-compassion mediated the association between attachment anxiety and subjective well-being, and emotional empathy toward others mediated the association between attachment avoidance and subjective well-being.
Authors:
Meifen Wei; Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao; Tsun-Yao Ku; Phillip A Shaffer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of personality     Volume:  79     ISSN:  1467-6494     ISO Abbreviation:  J Pers     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985194R     Medline TA:  J Pers     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  191-221     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2011 The Authors. Journal of Personality © 2011, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3180, USA. wei@iastate.edu
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