Self-compassion: Theory, method, research, and intervention

KD Neff - Annual review of psychology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Self-compassion refers to being supportive toward oneself when experiencing suffering or
pain—be it caused by personal mistakes and inadequacies or external life challenges. This …

Self-compassion interventions and psychosocial outcomes: A meta-analysis of RCTs

M Ferrari, C Hunt, A Harrysunker, MJ Abbott, AP Beath… - Mindfulness, 2019 - Springer
Objectives Self-compassion is a healthy way of relating to one's self motivated by a desire to
help rather than harm. Novel self-compassion-based interventions have targeted diverse …

Positive psychology in a pandemic: Buffering, bolstering, and building mental health

L Waters, SB Algoe, J Dutton, R Emmons… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
As the COVID-19 global health disaster continues to unfold across the world, calls have
been made to address the associated mental illness public crisis. The current paper seeks to …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of the mindfulness meditation mobile app “calm” to reduce stress among college students: Randomized controlled trial

J Huberty, J Green, C Glissmann, L Larkey… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2019 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: College students experience high levels of stress. Mindfulness meditation
delivered via a mobile app may be an appealing, efficacious way to reduce stress in college …

The development and validation of the state self-compassion scale (long-and short form)

KD Neff, I Tóth-Király, MC Knox, A Kuchar, O Davidson - Mindfulness, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The purpose of this research was to create two state measures of self-
compassion based on the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS): an 18-item State Self-Compassion …

Self-compassion and psychological

K Neff, C Germer - The Oxford handbook of compassion science, 2017 - books.google.com
Self-compassion involves being touched by and open to one's own suffering, not avoiding or
disconnecting from it, generating the desire to alleviate one's suffering and to heal oneself …

A meta-analysis of compassion-based interventions: Current state of knowledge and future directions

JN Kirby, CL Tellegen, SR Steindl - Behavior therapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Scientific research into compassion has burgeoned over the past 20 years and
interventions aiming to cultivate compassion towards self and others have been developed …

The relationship between trait mindfulness and affective symptoms: A meta-analysis of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)

JK Carpenter, K Conroy, AF Gomez, LC Curren… - Clinical psychology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Trait mindfulness appears to be related to lower levels of negative affective symptoms, but it
remains uncertain which facets of mindfulness are most important in this relationship …

[HTML][HTML] What is compassion and how can we measure it? A review of definitions and measures

C Strauss, BL Taylor, J Gu, W Kuyken, R Baer… - Clinical psychology …, 2016 - Elsevier
The importance of compassion is widely recognized and it is receiving increasing research
attention. Yet, there is lack of consensus on definition and a paucity of psychometrically …

Self-compassion and psychological distress in adolescents—a meta-analysis

IC Marsh, SWY Chan, A MacBeth - Mindfulness, 2018 - Springer
Research indicates that self-compassion is relevant to adolescents' psychological well-
being, and may inform the development of mental health and well-being interventions for …