title: Understanding the Association Between Negative Life Events and Suicidal Risk in College Students: Examining Self-Compassion as a Potential Mediator.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We tested a hypothesized model consistent with the notion that self-compassion mediates the association between negative life events and suicidal risk (viz., depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors) in college students METHOD: The sample was comprised of 331 college students. Self-compassion facets (viz., self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and overidentification) were used in testing for multiple mediation, controlling for sex.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Common humanity, mindfulness, and overidentification were found to mediate the association between negative life events (NLE) and depressive symptoms. However, common humanity was found to be the only mediator of the association between NLE and suicidal behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that there are specific facets of self-compassion that account for the association between NLE and suicidal risk in college students and that (loss of) common humanity plays a central role in this process.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Alexandria S-M
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Najarian
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Kaitlin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: University of New South Wales.
authors.forename: Wenting
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Research in Action Academy.
authors.forename: Olivia D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: University of San Diego.
authors.forename: Yifeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: East Tennessee State University.
authors.forename: Jameson K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult