Social support and subjective vitality among adolescents: the multiple mediation role of self-compassion and resilience


Kaya B.

Current Psychology, 2024 (SSCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12144-024-06326-5
  • Journal Name: Current Psychology
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, BIOSIS, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Psycinfo
  • Keywords: Self-compassion and resilience, Social support, Subjective vitality
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of the current study is to examine the associations between social support and subjective vitality among adolescents through a serial mediation analysis including self-compassion and resilience. The participants consisted of 425 adolescents aged from 13 to 19 years (Mage= 15.36, SD = 1.52). Data were collected through the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Scale, the Self-Compassion Scale for Youth, the Brief Resilience Scale, and the Subjective Vitality Scale. Direct and indirect effects of the variables were tested using PROCESS macro and bootstrap methods. Positive relationships were found among social support, self-compassion, resilience, and subjective vitality. The results revealed that both self-compassion and resilience played a mediating role in the relationship between social support and subjective vitality. The findings showed that self-compassion and resilience had a serial mediating role in the relationship between social support and subjective vitality. The bootstrap analysis confirmed the significance of the direct and indirect effects of the variables. The results of the study indicate that social support increases subjective vitality via self-compassion and resilience.