The Effect of Self-Compassion on Procrastination Behavior of College Students: The Chain Mediating Effect of Experience Avoidance and Shame

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2023.01.016

Abstract

Abstract:

To explore the effect of self-compassion on procrastination and its mechanism, 795 college students were investigated by using Self-Compassion Scale, Aitken Procrastination Inventory, College Student Shame Scale, and Acceptance and Action Scale. The results showed that: 1) self-compassion had a negative predictive effect on college students’ procrastination; 2) shame mediated self-compassion and college students’ procrastination; 3) experience avoidance and shame played a chain mediating role between self-compassion and procrastination.

Key words: self-compassion, procrastination, experience avoidance, shame, college students

摘要：

为探讨自我同情对拖延的影响及其作用机制，采用自我同情量表、大学生拖延量表、大学生羞耻量表和接纳与行动量表对795名大学生进行调查，结果发现：(1)自我同情对大学生拖延行为具有负向预测作用；(2)羞耻在自我同情与大学生拖延行为的负向效应中起到中介作用；(3)经验回避、羞耻在自我同情和大学生拖延行为之间起链式中介作用。

关键词: 自我同情, 拖延, 经验回避, 羞耻, 大学生

CLC Number:

B849

Junmei CHEN, Yong LYU. The Effect of Self-Compassion on Procrastination Behavior of College Students: The Chain Mediating Effect of Experience Avoidance and Shame[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2023, 21(1): 109-115.

陈君楣, 吕勇. 自我同情对大学生拖延行为的影响：经验回避和羞耻的链式中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2023, 21(1): 109-115.

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	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1.自我善待	3.30	0.63
2.自我批评	3.14	0.64	−0.25**
3.正念	3.43	0.61	0.63**	−0.14**
4.过度沉溺	3.25	0.74	−0.24**	0.61**	−0.32**
5.共同人性	3.34	0.62	0.55**	−0.06	0.61**	−0.14**
6.孤立感	3.08	0.78	−0.28**	0.60**	−0.36**	0.67**	−0.21**
7.自我同情	3.10	0.47	0.71**	−0.68**	0.70**	−0.73**	0.58**	−0.77**
8.拖延	2.60	0.56	−0.16**	0.13**	−0.23**	0.23**	−0.16**	0.25**	−0.28**
9.羞耻	2.35	0.62	−0.27**	0.46**	−0.30**	0.52**	−0.19**	0.59**	−0.56**	0.28**
10.经验回避	4.11	0.68	−0.32**	0.30**	−0.43**	0.49**	−0.26**	0.53**	−0.56**	0.24**	0.54**

	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1.自我善待	3.30	0.63
2.自我批评	3.14	0.64	−0.25**
3.正念	3.43	0.61	0.63**	−0.14**
4.过度沉溺	3.25	0.74	−0.24**	0.61**	−0.32**
5.共同人性	3.34	0.62	0.55**	−0.06	0.61**	−0.14**
6.孤立感	3.08	0.78	−0.28**	0.60**	−0.36**	0.67**	−0.21**
7.自我同情	3.10	0.47	0.71**	−0.68**	0.70**	−0.73**	0.58**	−0.77**
8.拖延	2.60	0.56	−0.16**	0.13**	−0.23**	0.23**	−0.16**	0.25**	−0.28**
9.羞耻	2.35	0.62	−0.27**	0.46**	−0.30**	0.52**	−0.19**	0.59**	−0.56**	0.28**
10.经验回避	4.11	0.68	−0.32**	0.30**	−0.43**	0.49**	−0.26**	0.53**	−0.56**	0.24**	0.54**

预测变量	方程1(因变量：经验回避)			方程2(因变量：羞耻)			方程3(因变量：拖延)
预测变量	β	SE	p	β	SE	p	β	SE	p
自我同情	−0.54	0.03	< 0.001	−0.33	0.03	<0.001	−0.15	0.04	<0.001
经验回避				0.36	0.03	<0.001	0.06	0.04	0.15
羞耻							0.17	0.04	<0.001
R²		0.29			0.36			0.10
F		159.98***			148.01***			21.96***

预测变量	方程1(因变量：经验回避)			方程2(因变量：羞耻)			方程3(因变量：拖延)
预测变量	β	SE	p	β	SE	p	β	SE	p
自我同情	−0.54	0.03	< 0.001	−0.33	0.03	<0.001	−0.15	0.04	<0.001
经验回避				0.36	0.03	<0.001	0.06	0.04	0.15
羞耻							0.17	0.04	<0.001
R²		0.29			0.36			0.10
F		159.98***			148.01***			21.96***

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