Self-compassion is associated with less stress and depression and greater attention and brain response to affective stimuli in women managers

Autor: Edson Amaro, Bruna Portes, Carla Barrichello, Elisa Harumi Kozasa, Shirley Silva Lacerda, Patricia Renovato Tobo, Joana Bisol Balardin, Fernanda Coletti Pires
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Adult
Mindfulness
media_common.quotation_subject
Perceived Stress Scale
Empathy
lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics
050105 experimental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Adaptation
Psychological
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Women
Self-compassion
International Affective Picture System
lcsh:RG1-991
media_common
Depressive Disorder
business.industry
Precuneus
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
05 social sciences
fMRI
Administrative Personnel
Beck Depression Inventory
Obstetrics and Gynecology
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Self Concept
Reproductive Medicine
Mood disorders
Emotional reactivity
Anxiety
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Brazil
Stress
Psychological
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Research Article
Clinical psychology
Zdroj: BMC Women's Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
BMC Women's Health
ISSN: 1472-6874
Popis: Background Women have been assuming more responsibilities and higher positions in major companies, which exposes them to high levels of stress. Higher perceived work stress is related to higher emotional reactivity. Difficulties with emotional regulation can lead to anxiety and mood disorders, which are more prevalent in women than men. Indeed, women leaders are more likely to experience emotional fatigue than men due to excessive empathy. Our aim was to evaluate the associations between self-compassion (SC) scores to depression symptoms, perceived stress and mindfulness, as well as with brain responses to high-arousal unpleasant and pleasant pictures from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS), as measured through functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in women managers. Methods Forty-six participants were selected for the study. All participants filled the Self Compassion Scale (SCS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Mindful Awareness Attention Scale (MAAS) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). After that they were scanned during an fMRI affective response paradigm. Correlation analysis were performed among these variables. Results Our data suggest that women with higher SC scores respond to affective stimuli with higher activation of the precuneus (a brain region related to self-referential processing), lower levels of stress and depression and show greater attention in everyday activities. Conclusion SC may be an important characteristic for women leaders because of its association with higher sensitivity to emotional stimuli and mindfulness. These skills may allow them to be more aware of others while being less susceptible for stress and depression symptoms. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12905-018-0685-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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