Perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students
Background: The association between perceived stress and somatization symptoms is significant. Self-compassion is a valuable coping resource for dealing with negative life situations. We examined the relationship between perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassio...
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| description | Background: The association between perceived stress and somatization symptoms is significant. Self-compassion is a valuable coping resource for dealing with negative life situations. We examined the relationship between perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This study was a descriptive correlational study, based on structural equation modeling (SEM) on the medical students of Guilan University of Medical Science in the academic year 2022-2023. Demographic questionnaires, Perceived Stress Scale, Somatic Symptom Scale-8, and Self-Compassion Scale were used. Independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey’s test, Pearson correlation, Mann-Whitney test, and Kruskal–Wallis test were used for analysis by SEM in LISREL and SPSS software. Results: Participants were 200 students with a mean±SD age of 23.46±2.06 years. The mean scores of perceived stress, somatic symptoms, and self-compassion in the sample were 29.90±8.52, 10.59±4.94, and 3±0.63, respectively. There was a significant positive association between perceived stress and somatic symptoms (r=0.299, P<0.001) and a negative association between somatic symptoms and self-compassion (r=-0.490, P<0.001), but no relationship between perceived stress and self-compassion (r=-0.124, P=0.081). The mediating role of self-compassion was confirmed by none of the modified models. Conclusion: Although increased perceived stress was related to increased somatic symptoms, and increased somatic symptoms were related to decreased self-compassion, self-compassion did not mediate the relationship between perceived stress and somatic symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-04f55809f85144a2aee0eaa72e79bded2025-08-20T02:46:48ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesResearch and Development in Medical Education2322-27192024-12-01131272710.34172/rdme.33248rdme-33248Perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical studentsAli Pourramzani0Kosar Mosa Yasori1Sajjad Saadat2Fatemeh Eslamdoust-Siahestalkhi3Kavosh Cognitive Behavior Sciences and Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranKavosh Cognitive Behavior Sciences and Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranNeuroscience Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranKavosh Cognitive Behavior Sciences and Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranBackground: The association between perceived stress and somatization symptoms is significant. Self-compassion is a valuable coping resource for dealing with negative life situations. We examined the relationship between perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This study was a descriptive correlational study, based on structural equation modeling (SEM) on the medical students of Guilan University of Medical Science in the academic year 2022-2023. Demographic questionnaires, Perceived Stress Scale, Somatic Symptom Scale-8, and Self-Compassion Scale were used. Independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey’s test, Pearson correlation, Mann-Whitney test, and Kruskal–Wallis test were used for analysis by SEM in LISREL and SPSS software. Results: Participants were 200 students with a mean±SD age of 23.46±2.06 years. The mean scores of perceived stress, somatic symptoms, and self-compassion in the sample were 29.90±8.52, 10.59±4.94, and 3±0.63, respectively. There was a significant positive association between perceived stress and somatic symptoms (r=0.299, P<0.001) and a negative association between somatic symptoms and self-compassion (r=-0.490, P<0.001), but no relationship between perceived stress and self-compassion (r=-0.124, P=0.081). The mediating role of self-compassion was confirmed by none of the modified models. Conclusion: Although increased perceived stress was related to increased somatic symptoms, and increased somatic symptoms were related to decreased self-compassion, self-compassion did not mediate the relationship between perceived stress and somatic symptoms.https://rdme.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/rdme-13-27.pdfstresssomatic symptomsself-compassionmedical students |
| spellingShingle | Ali Pourramzani Kosar Mosa Yasori Sajjad Saadat Fatemeh Eslamdoust-Siahestalkhi Perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students Research and Development in Medical Education stress somatic symptoms self-compassion medical students |
| title | Perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students |
| title_full | Perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students |
| title_fullStr | Perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students |
| title_short | Perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self-compassion in medical students |
| title_sort | perceived stress and somatic symptoms with the mediating role of self compassion in medical students |
| topic | stress somatic symptoms self-compassion medical students |
| url | https://rdme.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/rdme-13-27.pdf |
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