The predictive effect of self-compassion on relationship satisfaction and conflict resolution styles in romantic
Fadime Kaya1, Ozgu T Uluman1, Ozge Sukut2
1Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
Background:
People who are compassionate to both themselves and others want to alleviate their experiences of pain and those of others.
Aims:
This study aims to evaluate the predictive effect of self-compassion on relationship satisfaction and conflict resolution styles in romantic relationships in nursing students.
Methods:
The sample of this study consists of 356 nursing students. The data are collected by using the Self-Compassion Scale, the Conflict Resolution Styles Scale in Romantic Relationships, and the Relationship Satisfaction Scale. A linear regression model is used to test the predictive effect of self-compassion on relationship satisfaction and conflict resolution styles in nursing students.
Results:
Mean age of the participant is 20.70 ± 1.90, 68.5% (n = 244) of the nursing students are female, and 33.2% of them (n = 211) are male. Self-compassion is found to be a significant predictor of both relationship satisfaction and conflict resolution styles (positive conflict resolution, negative conflict resolution, and retreat) in romantic relationships (p < .05).
Conclusion:
Self-compassion is an important factor in relationship satisfaction and conflict resolution. These results of the study can be used to address conflict resolution problems in romantic relationships and further research.
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