Impact of mindfulness and self-compassion on anxiety and depression: The mediating role of resilience
International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology March 11, 2021 Adrián Pérez-aranda, J. García-Campayo, F. Gudé et al.
Mindfulness and self-compassion are linked to lower anxiety and depression, but resilience only partly explains their effect on depression, not on anxiety. In a cross-sectional survey of 860 Spanish adults, both mindfulness and self-compassion had direct negative associations with anxiety and depressive symptoms. However, indirect effects through resilience were significant only for depression, suggesting that resilience may be a mechanism through which mindfulness and self-compassion reduce depression but not anxiety.