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The purpose of This research was to verify the mediating effects of fear of compassion from others and fear of compassion for self in the relationship between insecure adult attachment and depression of university students. The total of 495 university students participated in the study. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling using SPSS and AMOS. The results of the analysis were as follows. First, the results showed that there were significant positive correlation between insert adult attachment, fear of compassion from others, fear of compassion for self and depression. Second, fear of compassion from other and fear of compassion for self is partially mediating the relationship between anxious attachment and depression. Third, fear of compassion from other and fear of compassion for self is fully mediating the relationship between avoidant attachment and depression. The results substantiated that fear of compassion from others and fear of compassion for self is mediator between insecure adult attachment and depression. In the end, limitation of this study and directions for future research were discussed.