زهرا مطلق

  The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between childhood trauma experience and cognitive and emotional empathy, considering the mediating role of self-compassion. For this purpose, in a descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional research, ۳۰۰ students of different faculties of Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran were selected by proportional sampling. Data were measured using childhood trauma questionnaires (Bernstein et al., ۲۰۰۳), empathy (Joliff and Farrington, ۲۰۰۶) and self-compassion (Neff, ۲۰۰۳) and using structural equation modeling and path analysis with AMOS program. and    were analyzed. The results of the research findings showed that there is no relationship between the experience of childhood trauma and emotional empathy regarding the mediating role of self-compassion; Whereas, there is a relationship between childhood trauma experience and cognitive empathy regarding the mediating role of self-compassion. Also, there is a relationship between the experience of childhood emotional and physical trauma with empathy, considering the mediating role of self-compassion; However, there is no relationship between the experience of childhood sexual trauma and empathy with regard to the mediating role of self-compassion. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the proposed model explains the relationship between childhood trauma experience and cognitive and emotional empathy by considering the role of self-compassion.