Emotional intelligence mediates the relationship between self-compassion and social anxiety: a meta-analytic structural equation modeling study.

IF 1.9 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Anxiety Stress and Coping Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI:10.1080/10615806.2025.2548254

Yihui Wang, Yihan Zhang, Xinyun Li, Li Yi, Juan Zhang

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Abstract

Social anxiety (SA) is a prevalent issue that can hinder social interactions and overall well-being. This study examines how emotional intelligence (EI) mediates the relationship between self-compassion (SC) and SA using meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) based on 64 effect sizes from 52 studies. Our findings indicated a partial mediation model wherein SC exhibited a negative correlation with SA. Furthermore, SC positively influenced EI, which, in turn, demonstrated a negative correlation with SA, suggesting that elevated levels of EI may contribute to a reduction in SA. Our moderation analysis revealed that cultural differences, specifically between Eastern and Western cultures, impact the mediation model. Specifically, the direct effect of SC on SA was stronger in Eastern individuals, whereas EI demonstrated a stronger mediating effect in Western individuals. This study provides a comprehensive synthesis of existing research, highlighting the potential of EI as a mediator in the SC-SA relationship and offering insights into culturally tailored interventions for SA.

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情绪智力在自我同情与社交焦虑之间的中介作用：meta分析结构方程模型研究。

社交焦虑（SA）是一个普遍存在的问题，它会阻碍社会互动和整体幸福感。本研究基于52项研究的64个效应量，运用元分析结构方程模型（MASEM）探讨了情绪智力在自我同情与自我同情之间的中介作用。我们的研究结果表明，在部分中介模型中，SC与SA呈负相关。此外，SC正向影响EI，而EI反过来又与SA呈负相关，表明EI水平的升高可能有助于SA的降低。我们的适度分析显示，文化差异，特别是东西方文化之间的差异，影响了中介模型。具体而言，SC对SA的直接影响在东方个体中更强，而EI在西方个体中表现出更强的中介作用。本研究对现有研究进行了全面的综合，强调了EI在SC-SA关系中作为中介的潜力，并为针对SA的文化定制干预提供了见解。

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期刊介绍： This journal provides a forum for scientific, theoretically important, and clinically significant research reports and conceptual contributions. It deals with experimental and field studies on anxiety dimensions and stress and coping processes, but also with related topics such as the antecedents and consequences of stress and emotion. We also encourage submissions contributing to the understanding of the relationship between psychological and physiological processes, specific for stress and anxiety. Manuscripts should report novel findings that are of interest to an international readership. While the journal is open to a diversity of articles.