The Relationship Between Object Relations and the Severity of Depression Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion

Abstract

Objectives The current research investigated the mediating role of self-compassion in the connection between object relations and the severity of depression symptoms. Methods This was a descriptive and correlational study. The study sample consisted of 245 male and female students residing in the dormitories of Iran University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2017-18. They were selected based on the two-step cluster sampling method. The subjects answered the Bell Object Relations and Reality Testing Inventory (BORRTI), Self Compassion Scale-Long Form (SCS-LF) and Beck's Depression Inventory-Short form (BDI-S). The gathered data were analyzed in LISREL, SPSS, and Mplus. Results The structural equation analysis results suggested that self-compassion plays a mediating role in the connection between object relations and the severity of depression symptoms. Conclusion The study findings revealed that the connection between object relations and the severity of depression symptoms is partly explained by a reduction in self-compassion. These findings help therapists to have a more correct understanding of the etiology of depression.

Intrapsychic and Interpersonal Realms in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Their Comparison with Normal Individuals: A Look at Object Relations and Anger Management

“…Psychologically, this decade is associated with the development of social relationships and defects in the pattern of object relations and emotional regulation in healthy individuals at this point can be manifested in the form of disorders in the quality of life and psychological well-being. A study on healthy individuals between the ages of 18 and 41 confirmed the association between object relationships and the severity of depressive symptoms ( 17 ).…”