The mediating role of on the relationship between emotion regulation difficulty and physical symptom disorders and mental health

In this study, the mediating effect of self-compassion on the relationship between emotion regulation difficulty and physical symptom disorders and mental health was investigated. Comparative analysis of socio-demographic characteristics of participants with emotion regulation difficulties, physical symptoms, depression, anxiety and self-compassion were examined within the scope of sub-problems. A total of 561 people, 348 women and 213 men, aged 18-65 years participated in the study. Questionnaire-data collection method was used in the study. The questionnaire prepared for this purpose included sociodemographic data form, Short Symptom Inventory, SCL-90 Somatization Subscale, Self-Compassion Scale and Difficulties in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. According to the results of the study, the mediating effect of self-compassion was provided in the relationship between emotion regulation difficulty and physical symptom disorders and mental health. A number of findings regarding the socio-demographic characteristics of the sample were determined. The findings were discussed in the context of the related literature.