Tingaz, Emre OzanSolmaz, SerdarEkiz, Meryem AltunGuvendi, Burcu2024-09-182024-09-1820220894-90851573-6563https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-021-00397-0https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/11183In the present study, the mediating and moderating role of self-compassion in the relationship between mindfulness and happiness was examined through Structural Equation Modeling in student-athletes. Three hundred sixty-three individual and team-sport athletes (63.9% male; 35.8% female; 0.3% non-binary, M-age = 21.51 SD = 3.33) participating in the study were asked to fill out the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport, the Self-Compassion Scale, and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. There were significant positive correlations between mindfulness, self-compassion, and happiness. Structural equation modeling revealed that self-compassion did not have a moderator role in the relationship between mindfulness and happiness. On the other hand, self-compassion played a fully mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and happiness in student-athletes. While these are correlational data that do not permit causal inferences, these findings raise the possibility, in this population, that advances a better understanding of the impact mechanism of mindfulness on happiness.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessMindfulnessHappinessSelf-compassionStudent-athleteSportArticle401758510.1007/s10942-021-00397-02-s2.0-85106294877Q2WOS:000652423900001Q4