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Public Health"],"abstract":"\n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study adopted both variable-centered and person-centered approaches to examine the internal relationships between self-compassion and rhinitis control assessment in patients with allergic rhinitis, and to explore heterogeneity in self-compassion using latent profile analysis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n From February 2026 to April 2026, 419 patients with allergic rhinitis were recruited from three tertiary Grade A hospitals in Sichuan Province, China. Data were collected using the Self-Compassion Scale, the Rhinitis Control Assessment Test, the Allergic Rhinitis Self-Care Scale, and a demographic information questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Self-compassion was significantly and positively associated with rhinitis control (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.472) and self-care (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.592), and self-care was positively associated with rhinitis control (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.693; all\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.01). In cross-sectional mediation analysis, the indirect association of self-compassion on rhinitis control through self-care was 0.542 [95% confidence interval (CI): (0.431, 0.655)], accounting for 79.09% of the total association [0.685, 95% CI: (0.563, 0.807)]; the direct association was 0.143 [95% CI (0.020, 0.266), 20.91%]. Latent profile analysis identified four self-compassion profiles: the self-kind but low-mindfulness group (10.5%,\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f44), the low self-compassion group (9.3%,\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f39), the high self-compassion with elevated self-coldness group (70.6%,\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f296), and the mindful-but-isolated group (9.5%,\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f40). The four profiles did not differ significantly on self-care (\n F<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.389,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.761) or rhinitis control (\n F<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.915,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.434).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n In this cross-sectional study of patients with allergic rhinitis, self-compassion and self-care were associated with rhinitis control, and self-care accounted for a substantial proportion of the association between self-compassion and rhinitis control. Four latent self-compassion profiles were identified but did not differ on self-care or rhinitis control. These findings may inform the future longitudinal and intervention research; however, the cross-sectional design does not establish causal pathways, and the effectiveness of profile-based interventions remains to be tested.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1936941","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,14]],"date-time":"2026-09-14T04:36:37Z","timestamp":1789360597000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Self-compassion, self-care, and rhinitis control assessment in patients with allergic rhinitis: a latent profile and mediation analysis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Xiao","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Medical College, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College","place":["Chengdu, 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