Psychological resilience and post-traumatic stress among adolescents affected by the February 6 Kahramanmaraş earthquake: the mediating role of self-compassion

Şerifoğlu K., YILMAZ E.

International Journal of Children's Spirituality, cilt.30, sa.3-4, ss.161-178, 2025 (AHCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3-4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/1364436x.2025.2558632
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Children's Spirituality
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ATLA Religion Database, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Public Affairs Index, Religion and Philosophy Collection
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adolescent, earthquake, mediating role, psychological resilience, self-compassion
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aimed to examine the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between psychological resilience and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adolescents affected by the February 6 earthquake. The sample consisted of 894 adolescents and Data were collected using “Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Scale for Children”, “Child and Youth Resilience Measure”, and “Self-Compassion Scale for Children”. The results revealed a negative correlation between post-traumatic stress and psychological resilience, a negative correlation between self-compassion and post-traumatic stress, and a positive correlation between self-compassion and psychological resilience when examining the effect of psychological resilience on post-traumatic stress, the inclusion of self-compassion in the analysis showed that the indirect (mediating) effect of psychological resilience on post-traumatic stress through self-compassion was statistically significant and in a negative direction (−0.087; p < 0.001). This indicates that self-compassion strengthens the protective effect of psychological resilience on post-traumatic stress.