Dr YASUHIRO KOTERA YASUHIRO.KOTERA@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Dr YASUHIRO KOTERA YASUHIRO.KOTERA@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Holly Young
Sarah Maybury
Muhammad Aledeh
Richard Gray
Editor
As awareness of mental health increases worldwide, how to improve mental health has begun to be discussed in many countries. Stress is known to cause diverse physical and mental health problems, including psychopathologies. On the other hand, our previous studies identified that self-compassion, kindness and understanding towards oneself are key components for good mental health in many populations, including Japanese workers. The government reports that Japanese workers suffer from high rates of mental health problems. However, the mechanism of how self-compassion helps their mental health remains to be evaluated. Accordingly, this study aimed to elucidate how self-compassion intervenes in pathways from stress to psychopathologies, namely depression and anxiety. One hundred and sixty-five Japanese workers completed an online survey regarding self-compassion, depression, anxiety and stress. Correlation and path analyses were conducted. These four variables were significantly inter-related. While self-compassion mediated the pathway from stress to depression, it did not mediate the pathway from stress to anxiety. These exploratory insights assist in understanding the mechanism of how self-compassion improves mental health and inform effective methods to implement self-compassion interventions to the Japanese workforce.
Kotera, Y., Young, H., Maybury, S., & Aledeh, M. (2022). Mediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress to Psychopathologies among Japanese Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), Article 12423. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912423
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 27, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 29, 2022 |
Publication Date | Oct 1, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Oct 18, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 18, 2022 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Print ISSN | 1661-7827 |
Electronic ISSN | 1660-4601 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 19 |
Article Number | 12423 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912423 |
Keywords | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/12317952 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12423 |
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