The mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between attachment dimensions and marital satisfaction

The main aim of this study is the mediating effect of self-compassion in relationship between attachment dimensions and marital satisfaction. Demographic Information Form, YIYE-1, DAS and SCS were applied to 200 women and 200 men who are voluntarily accepted to be participants in this study. Bootstrapping sampling method was used for self-compassion's mediated role in the relationship between attachment dimensions and marital satisfaction. It was obviously seen that this study's results provided supporting to some mediational mechanisms on the current sample. Results indicated that the relationship between avoidant attachment and marital satisfaction partially mediated by self-compassion's self-kindness sub dimension. Also, analysis shows that sub dimension of self-compassion's self-judgement partially mediated for both affair anxious attachment to marital satisfaction path. Findings emphasized the importance of self-compassion as an underlying mechanism of attachment dimensions and marital satisfaction. The results of the current study were discussed in the direction of the relevant literature. Keywords: Attachment dimensions, marital satisfaction, self-compassion