Purpose: Literature shows that sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals are at higher
risk of developing minority stress-related mental health problems. Recently, it has been …

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations report numerous mental health disparities
relative to heterosexual and cisgender populations, due in part to the effects of minority …

While research suggests strong associations of self-compassion with mental health and well-
being, gender norms may hinder the development of self-compassion by women on one …

Depression is prevalent among sexual minority women, with internalized heterosexism a
risk factor. Whilst research has found self-compassion to provide protection against …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted people's mental health
negatively worldwide, including in non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and …

Transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) individuals often report higher levels of
depression compared to cisgender individuals. Higher levels of depression in TGNB …

Background Young adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning,
intersex, asexual and other diverse genders and sexualities (LGBTQIA+) are more likely to …

There has recently been an exponential increase in research into the psychological health
benefits of self-compassion. Since the first two studies on the topic were published by Neff …

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

Objectives: Self-compassion functions as a psychological buffer in the face of negative life
experiences. Considering that suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) and non-suicidal self …