JNCR
Journal of Nursing Care Research

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The relationship of self-compassion with depressive symptom intensity and suicide probability in patients with diagnosis of depression
Abstract
Aims: Depression is a mental disorder that significantly affects public health, where suicide is seen 3-4 times more than other psychiatric disorders. Self-compassion is related to less depressive symptoms and more participation in healthy behaviors. This Research is made to be a descriptive study with the aim of revealing the relationship between self-compassion and symptom severity and suicide probability in patients with depression. Methods: The study was conducted with patients diagnosed with depression in the psychiatry outpatient clinic and inpatient units of a hospital in Gaziantep. Personal Information Form, Beck Depression Inventory, Self Compassion Scale”, Suicide Probability Scale were used. The data were analyzed in IBM SPSS 22. Results: Depression patients participating in the study was determined a mean BDI score of 34.87±10.33, a mean score of 97.39±14.67 on the SPS, and a mean score of 2.42±0.698 on the SCS scale. It was determined that there is a significant negative correlation between BDI, SPS and SCS mean scores of the patients participating in the study (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results of the study revealed that the severity of depression and the probability of suicide increase as self compassion decreases in patients with a diagnosis of depression. It is recommended to plan interventions to increase self-compassion in individuals diagnosed with depression in order to reduce the probability of suicide and affect recovery positively.

Keywords : Depression, suicide, self-compassion, psychiatric nursing

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Volume 3, Issue 2, 2026
Page : 11-17
https://doi.org/10.51271/JNCR-0048
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Received : 05 Ara 2025
Accepted : 22 Mar 2026
Published : 13 Nis 2026
Corresponding Author :

Döndü Çuhadar: Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkiye

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Citation : Köse N, & Çuhadar D. (2026). The relationship between self-compassion, symptom severity, and suicide probability in patients diagnosed with depression. J Nurs Care Res, 3(2), 49-55. doi:10.51271/JNCR-0048

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