The present study aimed to examine the mediational effects of self-compassion and positive affect in the relationship between stress and life satisfaction of South Korean university students. Questionnaires regarding stress, self-compassion, positive affect, and life satisfaction were distributed to 1,087 university students. Structural equation modeling was conducted to confirm the direct and indirect paths between each variable as regards life satisfaction and gender differences. The main results of this study can be summarized as follows. First, the results showed that the partial mediational model best fit the data, and that positive affect and self-compassion had significant partial mediational effects. Second, positive affect and self-compassion both mediated the relationship between university students’ stress and life satisfaction. Third, the partial mediational model fit the data well for both male and female students, although gender differences were found in certain paths. The present study is significant in that it provides empirical evidence for the importance of self-compassion and positive affect in interventions for highly stressed university students. The implications and limitations of the present study were also discussed.

本研究旨在检验自我同情和积极影响对韩国大学生压力与生活满意度之间关系的中介作用。向1,087名大学生发放了有关压力，自我同情，积极情感和生活满意度的问卷。进行了结构方程建模，以确认每个变量之间关于生活满意度和性别差异的直接和间接路径。这项研究的主要结果可以总结如下。首先，结果表明，部分中介模型最适合数据，积极影响和自我同情心具有显着的部分中介效果。其次，积极的情感和同情心都可以调节大学生的压力与生活满意度之间的关系。第三，尽管在某些路径上发现了性别差异，但部分中介模型非常适合男性和女性学生的数据。本研究具有重要意义，因为它为高度同情心的大学生干预中自我同情和积极影响的重要性提供了经验证据。还讨论了本研究的意义和局限性。