Kindness interventions for early-stage breast cancer survivors: An online, pilot randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Marcie D. Haydon, Lisa C. Walsh, Megan M. Fritz, Danny Rahal, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Julienne E. Bower |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Social Psychology
Prevention Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities Rehabilitation Business and Management Linguistics acts of kindness Early-stage breast cancer self-kindness Mental Health Clinical Research prosocial behavior Breast Cancer Behavioral and Social Science randomized controlled trial self-kindness meditation Psychology General Psychology Cancer |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Positive Psychology, vol 18, iss 5 |
| Popis: | Online interventions that elicit kindness may enhance well-being. We tested the efficacy of three kindness interventions among breast cancer survivors. Participants (N =137, M age=62.65years) were randomized to perform acts of kindness for others, acts of kindness for self, self-kindness meditation, or a daily-activities-writing control and completed three activities each week for 4weeks. Primary (well-being, depressive symptoms) and secondary outcomes (social support, self-kindness) were assessed pre- and post-intervention. No differences emerged in the primary outcomes. However, relative to controls, participants in the acts of kindness to others condition reported greater increases in social support, and participants in the self-kindness meditation condition reported greater decreases in self-kindness. Among breast cancer survivors, performing prosocial acts may enhance feelings of social support. The two self-kindness conditions yielded either null or detrimental effects, suggesting that further research is needed on best practices for conducting self-focused kindness interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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