Self-Compassion in Depression and Anxiety Disorders

dc.authoridkurtses gursoy, betul/0000-0002-1261-0848
dc.authoridAKKOYUN, Ayse Zeynep/0000-0001-6742-8042
dc.contributor.authorGursoy, Betul Kurtses
dc.contributor.authorAkkoyun, Ayse Zeynep
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:33:25Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:33:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of self-compassion, psychological well-being, and self-esteem in patients suffering from depression and anxiety disorders, as well as the relationship between them.Method: The study included 100 patients with depressive disorders and 100 patients with anxiety disorders who applied to Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic and agreed voluntarily to participate in the study, and also 100 healthy controls. Sociodemographic data form, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) were applied to the participants.Results: According to the findings of the scales applied to the groups; there was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of well-being, self-esteem, and self-understanding (p<0.001). The distribution of median values (m(Q1-Q3)) of self -understanding levels by groups is as follows; depression group (60(48-72)), anxiety disorders group (71(58-84)) and healthy control group (93(88-97)). In the Pearson correlation analysis, it was determined that self-compassion showed the strongest correlation with self-esteem in the depression group (r=0.594, p<0.001).Conclusion: As a result of the strong correlations between psychological well-being and self-esteem, it has been determined that it is critical to prioritize self-compassion in depression and anxiety disorders accompanied by depressive symptoms.
dc.identifier.doi10.18521/ktd.1202613
dc.identifier.endpage85
dc.identifier.issn1309-3878
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage78
dc.identifier.trdizinid1160768
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.1202613
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay1160768
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/23795
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000957966500010
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDuzce Univ, Fac Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofKonuralp Tip Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectAnxiety Disorders; Depression; Self-Esteem; Self-Compassion
dc.titleSelf-Compassion in Depression and Anxiety Disorders
dc.typeArticle

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