University of Tehran Journal of Applied Psychological Research 2251-8126 12 3 2021 11 22 The Mediating Role of Self-Knowledge Processes Relationship between Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem, and Narcissism The Mediating Role of Self-Knowledge Processes Relationship between Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem, and Narcissism 371 394 84316 10.22059/japr.2021.284580.643310 FA Mahmood Amirbeigi PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz,Iran. Mehdi Reza Sarafraz Department of Psychology, Psychology and Educational Science Faculty, University of Shiraz,, Shiraz, Iran. 0000-0002-7276-9885 Omidreza Ghasemi MSc. student of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Ali Firouzabadi Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,Shiraz, Iran Journal Article 2021 03 07 This paper aims to investigate the continuum of narcissism and the mediating role of self-knowledge processes in the relationship between self-compassion, self-esteem, and narcissism in clinical and non-clinical samples. The present study is basic in terms of its objectives and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection. The research population consists of government and private employees in Shiraz and clients of psychological and psychiatric hospitals. 140 employees as non-clinical sample and 128 patients as clinical sample were selected by random sampling method. A total of 268 subjects (135 men and 133 women) participated in the current study (2019). Self-knowledge processes were measured using the self-control scale, self-knowledge scale, and mindful attention scale. Goal instability and superiority scales were used to measure narcissism, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Self-Compassion Scale were used to measure self-esteem and self-compassion, respectively. The statistical method used in the study to examine the mediating role of self-knowledge processes was path analysis. SPSS 24 software were used to analyze data. The results showed that self-knowledge processes played a mediating role in the relationship between narcissism and self-esteem and self-compassion in both the clinical and non-clinical groups (ps <0.05). These findings highlight the importance of self-compassion as a healthier pole in the development of the narcissism continuum and indicate the mediating role of self-knowledge processes in this development. This paper aims to investigate the continuum of narcissism and the mediating role of self-knowledge processes in the relationship between self-compassion, self-esteem, and narcissism in clinical and non-clinical samples. The present study is basic in terms of its objectives and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection. The research population consists of government and private employees in Shiraz and clients of psychological and psychiatric hospitals. 140 employees as non-clinical sample and 128 patients as clinical sample were selected by random sampling method. A total of 268 subjects (135 men and 133 women) participated in the current study (2019). Self-knowledge processes were measured using the self-control scale, self-knowledge scale, and mindful attention scale. Goal instability and superiority scales were used to measure narcissism, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Self-Compassion Scale were used to measure self-esteem and self-compassion, respectively. The statistical method used in the study to examine the mediating role of self-knowledge processes was path analysis. SPSS 24 software were used to analyze data. The results showed that self-knowledge processes played a mediating role in the relationship between narcissism and self-esteem and self-compassion in both the clinical and non-clinical groups (ps <0.05). These findings highlight the importance of self-compassion as a healthier pole in the development of the narcissism continuum and indicate the mediating role of self-knowledge processes in this development. https://japr.ut.ac.ir/article_84316_f647309abebffa64fb9eb00d5c12cdf4.pdf