August 25, 2025AdolescentsOpen Access

Self-Compassion as a Mediator of the Longitudinal Link Between Parent and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms

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Self-compassion significantly mediates the relationship between parental and adolescent depressive symptoms over time.
Mediation analysis explains 53% of the outcome variance, indicating a strong link between the variables involved.
Using a longitudinal design, the study assessed 311 parent-adolescent dyads across two waves over 12 months.
Fostering self-compassion in adolescents may prevent lasting adverse effects of depressive symptoms.

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Longitudinal analysis reveals self-compassion mediates depressive symptoms in adolescents, suggesting prevention strategies.

Cherpe et al. (2025) studied this question.

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