The Impact of Meta-Emotion on Self-Differentiation with the Mediating Role of Self-Compassion in Students

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Meta-Emotion on self-differentiation through students' self-compassion mediation. Methodology: The cross-sectional research method was correlational. The statistical population of this study consisted of all high school students in Tehran in the academic year 2019- 20, from which 420 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. The research instruments were: meta-emotion Questionnaire (Mittmansgraber et al., 2009), Self-Differentiation (Skorn and Friedlander, 1998) and Self-Compassion Questionnaire (Nef, 2003). SPSS-V23 and Lisrel-V8.8 software were used to analyze the data. The data were also analyzed using structural equation analysis. Results: The results showed that meta-emotion had a positive and significant effect on students 'own differentiation. Also, the results showed that differentiation has a positive effect on students' self-efficacy. Conclusion: Based on the results of meta-emotion research, it has an effect on students' self-differentiation through self-help mediation.