The mediating effect of self-compassion between alexithymia and depressive symptoms in depression patients

LI Qian-qian; DONG Yi; ZHANG Yi-Yin; WANG Kai

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.013

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LI Qian-qian, DONG Yi, ZHANG Yi-Yin, WANG Kai. The mediating effect of self-compassion between alexithymia and depressive symptoms in depression patients[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2020, 24(11): 1308-1314. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.013

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LI Qian-qian, DONG Yi, ZHANG Yi-Yin, WANG Kai. The mediating effect of self-compassion between alexithymia and depressive symptoms in depression patients[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2020, 24(11): 1308-1314. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.013

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The mediating effect of self-compassion between alexithymia and depressive symptoms in depression patients

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.013

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Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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Anhui Mental Health Center, Hefei 230032, China
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Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 31970979

Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province 1908085QH333

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Corresponding author: WANG Kai, E-mail:Wangkai1964@126.com
Received Date: 2020-05-30
Rev Recd Date: 2020-08-18
Publish Date: 2020-11-10

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Objective To assess the self-compassion, alexithymia and depressive symptoms in patients with depression, and to explore the mediating effects of self-compassion between alexithymia and depressive symptoms. Methods 117 depression patients and 106 healthy subjects were measured using the Chinese version of revised self-compassion scale (SCS-C), the Chinese version of Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS-20). The patients were also assessed with the Chinese version of Beck depression rating scale (BDI), Linear regression analysis model was used to analyze the relationship between self-compassion, alexithymia, depressive symptoms and its dimensions. The mediating effect was tested with AOMS 23.0 software. Results Compared with the healthy controls, depressive patients had significantly lower SCS-C total score and the scores of three factors (all P < 0.05). Patients had significantly higher TAS-20 total score and the scores of three factors Compared to healthy controls (all P < 0.05). Correlation analysis model showed in the patients' group, there were significant correlation between SCS-C total score and three subscale score, the total score of TAS-20 and three subscale score and the score of depression symptoms. Regression analysis model showed that alexithymia and the three factors had negative predictive effect on self-compassion; self-compassion and the three factors had negative predictive effect on depressive symptoms; alexithymia and the three factors had positive predictive effect on depressive symptoms. Part of mediator effect of self-compassion was significant between alexithymia and depressive symptoms level. Conclusions Depression patients have impairments of self-compassion and alexithymia, and self-compassion is a part of mediator by which alexithymia influence depressive symptoms. Improving the depression patient's level of self-compassion may be one of the interventions to improve depressive symptoms in clinical practice.
- Depression,
- Self-compassion,
- Alexithymia,
- Depressive symptoms

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