The Impact of Social Support and Sense of Coherence with the Mediating Role of Self-Compassion on Life Expectancy in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the impact of social support and sense of coherence with the mediating role of self-compassion on life expectancy in patients with metabolic syndrome. This study employed a descriptive-correlational design using structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all patients with metabolic syndrome in the city of Kashan in 2022, from whom 60 patients with metabolic syndrome who had visited internal medicine physicians in Kashan were selected using convenience sampling. Participants responded to the Self-Compassion Scale by Raes et al. (2011), the Sense of Coherence Scale by Antonovsky (1987), the Life Expectancy Scale by Snyder et al. (2007), and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support by Zimet et al. (1988). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 and PLS software through Pearson correlation tests and structural equation modeling. The results showed that social support and sense of coherence had a positive and significant impact on life expectancy. Self-compassion mediated the relationship between social support and life expectancy in patients with metabolic syndrome. Additionally, self-compassion mediated the relationship between sense of coherence and life expectancy in patients with metabolic syndrome. Therefore, self-compassion, social support, and sense of coherence play an important role in the life expectancy of patients with metabolic syndrome. It is recommended that therapeutic programs for these patients consider the factors of self-compassion, social support, and sense of coherence.