Resilience and self-compassion as mediators between childhood trauma and social anxiety among young adults
Current Psychology, cilt.45, sa.16, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 16
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12144-026-09932-7
- Dergi Adı: Current Psychology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, BIOSIS, Psycinfo, Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO), Business Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Resilience, Self-compassion, Childhood traumatic events, Social anxiety
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of resilience and self-compassion in the relationship between childhood traumatic experiences and social anxiety among Turkish young adults. We used a cross-sectional study design with self-report measures. The sample consisted of 440 university students, aged 18 to 25 (Mean = 22.74; SD = 6.77). Participants completed measures including the Sociodemographic Form, the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRS), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-33 (CTQ-33), and the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). Using the PROCESS macro for SPSS, mediation analyses were conducted to test the mediating role of resilience and self-compassion in the relationship between childhood traumatic events and social anxiety. Results indicated that childhood traumatic events were significantly associated with resilience and self-compassion but not with social anxiety directly. However, resilience and self-compassion were significantly associated with social anxiety, and childhood traumatic events were indirectly related to social anxiety through these variables. These findings suggest that resilience and self-compassion could help to explain the impact of childhood traumatic events on social anxiety among young adults. Furthermore, the results highlight the importance of resilience and self-compassion-based interventions in clinical practice to reduce social anxiety following childhood traumatic experiences.