KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Psychology of Woman Journal 3041-8615 7 Serial Number 27 2026 05 01 The Relationship between Self-Compassion, Interpersonal Emotion Regulation, and Coping Styles with Quality of Life in Women after Mastectomy Surgery The Relationship between Self-Compassion, Interpersonal Emotion Regulation, and Coping Styles with Quality of Life in Women after Mastectomy Surgery 1 10 10.61838/kman.pwj.4900 EN Journal Article 2025 10 10 <p><strong>Objective:</strong> The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between self-compassion, interpersonal emotion regulation, and coping styles with quality of life in women after mastectomy surgery.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials: </strong>The research method was correlational, and the statistical population included women with a history of mastectomy surgery, from whom 200 participants were selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003), the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ; Hofmann et al., 2016), the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS; Parker &amp; Endler, 1990), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF; World Health Organization, 1991). The collected data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multivariate regression analyses.</p> <p><strong>Findings: </strong>The results of multivariate regression analysis indicated that problem-focused coping, interpersonal emotion regulation, and self-compassion positively and significantly predicted quality of life in women after mastectomy surgery (p &lt; .05), whereas emotion-focused coping and avoidance-focused coping negatively and significantly predicted quality of life (p &lt; .05).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Higher quality of life in women after mastectomy surgery is associated with the use of problem-focused coping strategies, effective interpersonal emotion regulation, and greater self-compassion. Therefore, training in effective coping strategies for dealing with post-surgical life challenges, as well as strengthening self-compassion, should be considered by health psychology professionals to improve the quality of life of these women.</p> https://www.journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/psywoman/article/download/4900/9461