Abstract Aim: Self Compassion (SC) has been consistently linked to decreased emotional
distress and is offered as a mechanism of change in several therapeutic approaches. The …

Background Research suggests that self‐compassion may improve mental health by
promoting emotion regulation (Berking & Whitley,). This review aimed to identify studies …

Emerging evidence indicates self-compassion can be beneficial for medical populations and
for medical adherence; yet, research to date has not fully examined the reasons for this …

Self-compassion refers to having an accepting and caring orientation towards oneself.
Although self-compassion has been studied primarily in healthy populations, one …

To test the hypothesis that self-compassion predicts better physical health and that this is
partially mediated through health-promoting behaviours, 147 adults completed self-report …

Cognitive reappraisal and acceptance are two presumably adaptive emotion regulation
strategies in depression. More recently, self-compassion has been discussed as another …

Objectives Self-compassion may play a role in protecting one's self-efficacy in the face of
failures. While research suggests a positive association between self-compassion and self …

The concept of self-compassion originated from Buddhism, but very little is known about the
utility and functions of this concept among Buddhists. Four hundred and eleven individuals …

Psychological flexibility (PF) and self-compassion (SC) are both associated with positive
outcomes for people living with chronic pain. Despite conceptual similarities they have …

Objectives While the positive effects of trait self-compassion on affective well-being are
widely known, within-person effects of state self-compassion and underlying mechanisms …