The Role of Self- Compassion and Psychological Resilience in Moderating the Relationship between Negative Family Interaction Patterns and Social Problem- Solving Competence among University Students

The present study aimed to examine the role of self-compassion and psychological resilience in moderating the relationship between negative family interaction patterns and social problem-solving competence among university students. A sample consisted of (380) students (190 Male, 190 Female). Their ages ranged from (18-22) years, the mean age of male students was (19.57 ± 1.31) years while the mean age of female students was (20.08 ± 0.977) years. Students from different departments of Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, and from four academic years (first, second, third and fourth). Four scales were used: Self Compassion Scale, prepared by Neff (2003), translated by Sayed Elwakeel, Psychological Resilience Scale prepared by Marwa Hussein (2021), Negative Family Interaction Patterns Scale prepared by Heba Allah Ghozy (2022), Social Problem-Solving Competence Scale prepared by D'Zurilla et al., (2002) and translated by of Shirin Mahmoud. Results revealed a negative correlation between negative family interaction patterns and positive orientation towards solving social problems, while indicated a positive correlation between negative family interaction patterns and negative orientation towards solving social problems among students. Results also revealed that both self-compassion and psychological resilience were positively correlated with a positive orientation towards solving social problems, while they were negatively correlated with a negative orientation towards solving social problems among students. Results also indicated that self-compassion and psychological resilience play a role in moderating the relationship between negative family interaction patterns and social problem-solving competence among students.