| Summary: | Dehua Wu1 *, Baojuan Ye1 *, Chunyan Tang,2,3 Jingjing Xue,2,3 Qiang Yang,1 Fei Xia1 1School of Psychology, School of Education, Center of Mental Health Education and Research, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; 2Health Education and Counseling Center, Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; 3Health Education and Counseling Center, Jiangxi Health Vocational College, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chunyan Tang, Nanchang Medical College/Jiangxi Health Vocational College, No. 689 Huiren Avenue, Xiaolan Economic Development Zone, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, Email tangchunyan@ncmc.edu.cnBackgrounds and Aims: Self-compassion is important for authentic-durable happiness, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. To better understand the potential complexity of effects, this study sought to explore (a) the mediating role of meaning of life in the association between self-compassion and authentic-durable happiness and (b) the moderating role of COVID-19 burnout in the relationship between self-compassion and meaning of life.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey study in China from February 1 to 14, 2021. Online survey questionnaire technique and convenience sampling method were used for data collection. Participants anonymously completed the measures of self-compassion scale short form, COVID-19 burnout scale, meaning in life questionnaire, and subjective authentic-durable happiness scale. The data were examined utilizing Pearson’s r correlations and moderated mediation analysis.Results: This study included 1165 Chinese college students (Mage = 19.68 years, SD = 1.37). Self-compassion (M = 3.39, SD = 0.49) was significantly positively associated with authentic-durable happiness (M = 3.82, SD = 0.66) (r = 0.45, p < 0.001), and mediation analyses indicated that meaning of life (M = 4.65, SD = 0.86) partially mediated this association (indirect effect = 0.103, SE = 0.016, 95% CI = [0.073, 0.135]). Moderated mediation analysis further revealed that COVID-19 burnout (M = 1.87, SD = 0.72) buffered the relation between self-compassion and meaning of life (β = − 0.05, p < 0.033).Discussion and Conclusion: Findings of this study shed light on a correlation between self-compassion and authentic-durable happiness. In addition, this study underlines the importance of intervening in COVID-19 burnout among college students and enhancing the meaning of life in order to promote and safeguard authentic-durable happiness in the setting of COVID-19.Keywords: coronavirus, students, self-compassion, meaning of life, happiness, psychological burnout
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