Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling (J Medit Psychol Couns)
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Research Article

Relationship between aging anxiety and psychological well-being in middle-aged and older women: Focusing on the moderating effect of self-compassion

Joong-Ang Sangha University

Correspondence to Lee, Joonyoung, E-mail: Ijoonyoung@naver.com

Volume 31, Pages 75-84, June 2024.
Journal of Meditation Based Psychological Counseling 2024, 31, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.12972/mpca.20240007
Received on May 29, 2024, Revised on June 14, 2024, Accepted on June 19, 2024, Published on June 30, 2024.
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effect of self-compassion in the relationship between aging anxiety and psychological well-being in middle-aged and older women. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 359 women in their 40s or older, focusing on aging anxiety, self-compassion, and psychological well-being. The collected data were subjected to reliability analysis, frequency analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis. The results of this study are as follows. First, as a result of examining the correlation between the main variables of this study, aging anxiety was found to have a significant negative correlation with self-compassion and psychological well-being, and self-compassion was found to have a significant positive correlation with psychological well-being. Second, self-compassion was found to moderate the relationship between aging anxiety and psychological well-being in middle-aged and older women. Based on the above research results, the significance of this study is that it suggests implications from a Buddhist counseling perspective on promoting self-compassion among middle-aged and older women.

Keywords

middle-aged and older women, aging anxiety, self-compassion, psychological well-being

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