the moderating role of integrative self-knowledge and self-control in the relationship between basic psychological needs and self-compassion

Background: the present study investigated the moderating role of integrative self-knowledge and self-control in the relationship between the basic psychological needs and self-compassion among the students of bukan branch, islamic azad university, iran. objectives: the purpose of this study was the moderating role of integrative self-knowledge and self-control in relation to basic psychological needs with self- compassion. materials and methods: this study employed a correlational method. the statistical population consisted of all students of islamic azad university (n=2200) studying in the academic year of 2016-2017; of whom, 384 students (male and female) were selected by proportional stratified sampling method. the instruments used in this study included the basic psychological needs scale, integrative self-knowledge scale, self-compassion scale, and self-control scale. pearson’s correlation coefficient and the structural equation model were used to analyze the obtained data. results: the findings indicated a positive and significant relationship between the basic psychological needs, integrative self-knowledge, self-control, and self-compassion (p≤0.01). moreover, the integrative self-knowledge and self-control models demonstrated a desirable goodness-of-fit in the association between basic psychological needs and self-compassion. conclusion: the results of model revealed that the basic needs exerted a greater impact on selfcompassion through integrative self-knowledge path, compared to self-control path.