Roghieh Majidzadeh - Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
Sajjad Rezaei - Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Bahman Akbari - Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.

Objective: This research investigated the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship of type D personality with psychological well-being and self-care behaviors in patients suffering from type ۲ diabetes.Research Method: The statistical population of this research included all patients with type ۲ diabetes in the cities of Rasht and Rezvanshahr in ۲۰۲۰-۲۰۲۱. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, ۳۶۸ patients were selected through purposive consecutive sampling. The participants completed the questionnaire of the summary of diabetes self-care activities (SDSCA), type D personality scale (DS-۱۴), Ryff's scale of psychological well-being (RSPWB), and self-compassion scale – short form (SCS-SF). The data were processed through structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS-۲۴. Bootstrapping was carried out by Preacher and Hayes’ (۲۰۰۸) macro to analyze the mediating relationships.Results: According to the bootstrapping analysis, self-compassion plays a significantly mediating role in the relationship of type D personality with psychological well-being and self-care behaviors (in all cases p<۰.۰۰۰۱). The coefficient of determination of the final model demonstrated that all exogenous and medicating variables can predict ۸۹% of the psychological well-being changes and ۸۷% of self-care behaviors.Conclusions: Self-compassion can serve as a buffer and reduce the destructive effects of the type D personality on the psychological well-being and self-care behaviors in diabetic patients. Thus, taking measures to train and strengthen self-compassion is essential in the psychological treatment of diabetic patients.

self-compassion, Diabetes Mellitus-Type ۲, self-care, Type D Personality, psychological well-being