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  • Psychology
  • Well-being Studies

Background:

  • Self-compassion is linked to enhanced well-being outcomes like happiness and life meaning.
  • The relationship between self-compassion and psychological richness, a newer well-being concept, is underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the temporal relationship between self-compassion and psychological richness.
  • To understand the bidirectional influence between these two constructs.

Main Methods:

  • A two-wave longitudinal study was conducted.
  • A cohort of Chinese college students participated.
  • Cross-lagged panel models were employed to analyze the data.

Main Results:

  • Self-compassion significantly predicted psychological richness three months later.
  • Psychological richness also predicted subsequent self-compassion, indicating a bidirectional link.
  • The findings highlight a reciprocal relationship between the two concepts.

Conclusions:

  • Self-compassion and psychological richness share a dynamic, bidirectional relationship.
  • Interventions promoting self-compassion may foster psychological richness.
  • Future research could explore interventions to increase psychological richness to enhance self-compassion.