Self-Criticism and Depressive Symptoms: Mediating Role of Self-Compassion
| Autor: | Bobbi Patterson, Natalie N. Watson-Singleton, Dorian A. Lamis, Nadine J. Kaslow, Huaiyu Zhang, Delishia M. Pittman, Sara E. Pollard, Nicole L. Fischer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male Self-Assessment 050103 clinical psychology animal structures Health (social science) Self-criticism media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention Suicide Attempted 050109 social psychology Shame Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Young Adult Quality of life Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Life-span and Life-course Studies media_common Suicide attempt Depression 05 social sciences Middle Aged Mental health Black or African American Quality of Life Female Positive psychology Psychological resilience Empathy Psychology Stress Psychological Self-compassion Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. 80:202-223 |
| ISSN: | 1541-3764 0030-2228 |
| Popis: | Self-compassion is gaining recognition as a resilience factor with implications for positive mental health. This study investigated the role of self-compassion in alleviating the effect of self-criticism on depressive symptoms. Participants were 147 urban, low-income African Americans with a recent suicide attempt. They were administered measures of self-criticism, depressive symptoms, and self-compassion. Results from this cross-sectional investigation showed that self-criticism was positively associated with depressive symptoms and negatively associated with self-compassion, and self-compassion was negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Bootstrapping analysis revealed that self-compassion mediated the self-criticism–depressive symptoms link, suggesting that self-compassion ameliorates the negative impact of self-criticism on depressive symptoms. Our findings suggest that low-income African Americans with recent suicide attempt histories may benefit from interventions that focus on enhancing self-compassion. These results also highlight self-compassion as a positive trait with promise to improve people’s quality of life and suggest that self-compassion-focused interventions are consistent with a positive psychology framework. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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