Disentangling the relationship between state self‐compassion and state coping self‐efficacy using dynamic structural equation modeling
The cross-sectional association between self-compassion and coping self-efficacy has been well documented, but little is known about the extent to which self-compassion or coping self-efficacy persists in daily life. This study used dynamic structural equation modeling to explore the temporal relationship between self-compassion and coping self-efficacy through a daily diary study. Participants (N = 240, M<sub>age</sub> = 18.98 ± 0.99 years, 44.8% female) completed 14 consecutive daily diaries on self-compassion and coping self-efficacy (for a total of 3219 observations). We found that self-compassion and coping self-efficacy demonstrated stability through autocorrelations. Self-compassion was a significant predictor of subsequent coping self-efficacy, and coping self-efficacy was a significant predictor of subsequent self-compassion. These findings suggest that there has been a virtuous cycle between state coping self-efficacy and state self-compassion.
Authors
- Feng Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5571-3994)
- Yang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9113-157X)
- Huihui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7843-3020)
- Enna Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5327-2443)
- Ziqi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7324-5808)
- Yutong Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6650-057X)
- Ming Qing Zheng
- Guifen He
Institutions
- Ningxia University (CN)
- Guangdong University of Finance (CN)
- Northwest Normal University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- Shaanxi Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12593
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China