Self-Compassion in Diabetic Patients: Relationships of Type-D Personality with Psychological Well-Being and Self-Care

Majidzadeh, Roghieh; Rezaei, Sajjad; Akbari, Bahman

doi:10.30473/ijohp.2023.63107.1236

Document Type : research

Authors

¹ Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

² Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

³ Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.30473/ijohp.2023.63107.1236

Abstract

Objective: This research investigated the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship of type D personality with psychological well-being and self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Research Method: The statistical population of this research included all patients with type 2 diabetes in the cities of Rasht and Rezvanshahr in 2020-2021. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 368 patients were selected through purposive consecutive sampling. The participants completed the questionnaire of the summary of diabetes self-care activities (SDSCA), type D personality scale (DS-14), Ryff's scale of psychological well-being (RSPWB), and self-compassion scale – short form (SCS-SF). The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS-24. Bootstrapping analysis was carried out via Preacher and Hayes’ (2008) macro to analyze the mediating relationships.
Results: According to the bootstrapping analysis, self-compassion significantly mediates the relationship of type D personality with psychological well-being and self-care behaviors (in all cases p< 0.0001). The coefficient of determination of the final model demonstrated that all exogenous and medicating variables could predict 89% of the psychological well-being changes and 87% of self-care behaviors.
Conclusions: Self-compassion can serve as a buffer and reduce the destructive effects of the type D personality on psychological well-being and self-care behaviors in diabetic patients. Thus, taking measures to train and strengthen self-compassion is essential in the psychological treatment of diabetic patients.

Keywords

Article Title [Persian]

خودشفقت ورزی در بیماران دیابتی: روابط تیپ "دی" شخصیت با بهزیستی روانشناختی و خودمراقبتی

Authors [Persian]

رقیه مجیدزاده ¹
سجاد رضائی ²
بهمن اکبری ³

¹ گروه روانشناسی، واحد رشت، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، رشت، ایران.

² استادیار روانشناسی، گروه روانشناسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه گیلان، رشت، ایران

³ گروه روانشناسی، واحد رشت، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، رشت، ایران.

Abstract [Persian]

هدف: این پژوهش با هدف بررسی نقش واسطه‌ای خودشفقت‌ورزی در رابطه میان تیپ شخصیتی D با بهزیستی روان‌شناختی و رفتارهای خودمراقبتی در بیماران مبتلا به دیابت تیپ دوانجام شده است.
روش: جامعه آماری این پژوهش تمامی بیماران مبتلا به تیپ 2 دیابت را در شهرهای رشت و رضوانشهر در سال 2020-2021 دربر می گرفت. در این مطالعه توصیفی-مقطعی 368 بیمار به روش نمونه‌گیری هدفمند و پیاپی انتخاب شدند و به پرسشنامه اعمال خودمراقبتی بیماران دیابتی (SDSCA)، مقیاس تیپ D شخصیت (DS-14)، مقیاس بهزیستی روان شناختی ریف (RSPWB) و پرسشنامه خودشفقت ورزی (SCS-SF) پاسخ‌دادند. داده‌ها از طریق الگویابی معادلات ساختاری (SEM) با برنامۀ نرم‌افزاری AMOS-24 پردازش شد. جهت تحلیل روابط واسطه‌ای نیز از روش بوت‌استرپ در برنامه MACRO پریچر و هایز (2008) استفاده شد.
یافته‌ها: تحلیل بوت‌استراپ آشکار ساخت خودشفقت‌ورزی در رابطۀ در رابطه میان تیپ شخصیتی D با بهزیستی روان‌شناختی و رفتارهای خودمراقبتی به‌طورمعنی‌داری میانجیگری می‌کند (در تمامی موارد 0001/0 p<). ضریب تعیین الگوی نهایی نشان داد تمامی متغیرهای برونزا و میانجی، می‌توانند به ترتیب 89 درصد از تغییرات بهزیستی روان‌شناختی و 87 درصد از رفتارهای خودمراقبتی را پیش‌بینی کنند.
Conclusions: خودشفقت‌ورزی می‌تواند همانند یک ضربه‌گیر اثرات مخرب تیپ D شخصیت را بر بهزیستی روان‌شناختی و رفتارهای خودمراقبتی بیماران مبتلا به دیابت کاهش دهد. بنابراین اقـداماتی در جهت آموزش و تقویت خود شفقت‌ورزی موضوعی ضروری در درمان روان‌شناختی مبتلابان به دیابت تلقی می‌شود.

Keywords [Persian]

خودشفقت ورزی
دیابت میلیتوس نوع -2
خود مراقبتی
شخصیت تیپ D
بهزیستی روانشناختی

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Self-Compassion in Diabetic Patients: Relationships of Type-D Personality with Psychological Well-Being and Self-Care

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Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 16April 2023Pages 49-66

Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 16
April 2023
Pages 49-66