Self-Compassion: Conceptualizations, Correlates, & Interventions

By Laura Barnard, J. Curry. 2011

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Self-compassionate teachers are more autonomy supportive and structuring whereas self-derogating teachers are more controlling and chaotic: The mediating role of need satisfaction and burnout (2020, background): “…with previous research (e.g. Haerens et al., 2016;Mo e& Katz, 2020), the results suggested that self-compassion may act as a personal resource that can not only inform well-being (Barnard & Curry, 2011), but may also enable teachers to engage in an autonomysupportive and structuring style.”
The relevance of self‐compassion as an intervention target in mood and anxiety disorders: A narrative review based on an emotion regulation framework (2017, background): “…link between self-compassion and measures of neuroticism and trait negative affect, as well as robust associations between self-compassion and positive affect, as well as constructs such as optimism, subjective well-being, and happiness (Barnard & Curry, 2011; Zessin, Dickhäuser, & Garbade, 2015).”
Self-compassion in clinical practice. (2013, background): “One of the most consistent findings in the research literature is that greater self-compassion is linked to less psychopathology (Barnard & Curry, 2011).”
A randomized controlled trial of compassion cultivation training: Effects on mindfulness, affect, and emotion regulation (2013, neutral): “…and Altruism Research and Education, Palo Alto, CA, USA J. R. Doty School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA DOI 10.1007/s11031-013-9368-z (see review in Barnard and Curry 2011) and some programs have been designed to specifically target the development of self-focused compassion.”
Self-Compassion and Body Dissatisfaction in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Meditation Intervention (2014, background): “…BD body dissatisfaction, BS body shame, BA body appreciation, CSWA contingent selfworth–appearance *p<.05; **p<.01 literature documenting the mental health benefits of selfcompassion (Barnard and Curry 2011), finding a relatively quick and easy way to increase self-compassion is important.”
Construct validity of the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form among psychotherapy clients (2016, background): “One of the most consistent findings in the research literature is that self-compassion is inversely related to various forms of psychological distress (e.g. maladaptive perfectionism; Neff, 2003a) and psychopathology (Barnard & Curry, 2011).”
Self-compassion and life satisfaction: The mediating role of hope ☆ (2016, background): “Growing evidence suggests that self-compassion is robustly related to multiple aspects of well-being (see Barnard & Curry, 2011 for a review).”
The Mediating Role of Self‐compassion in Student Psychological Health (2016, background): “The SCS demonstrated excellent reliability (α = .92; Neff, 2003b) and convergent validity against well-being measures (Barnard & Curry, 2011).”
The Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis. (2015, background): “Research has not yet given an answer regarding whether the components are positively associated or merely engender one another (Barnard & Curry, 2011), and how this interacts with well-being.”
Old Wine in New Bottles? The Case of Self–Compassion and Neuroticism (2017, methodology): “…& Curry, 2011; Neff & Dahm, 2015), showing positive relations between selfcompassion and important intrapersonal and interpersonal outcomes such as life satisfaction, happiness, adaptive coping strategies, empathy and altruism (cf. the reviews by Barnard & Curry, 2011, and Neff & Dahm, 2015).”
Understanding self-compassion in adolescents: Validation study of the Self-Compassion Scale (2016, background): “Given the nature of self-compassion construct and the state-of-the-art (Barnard & Curry, 2011; Castilho et al., 2015; Cunha et al., 2014; Neff et al., 2007; Neff & McGehee, 2010; Richter et al., 2009), we expect that self-compassion presents a positive association with early memories of warmth and…”
Self-Compassion and Well-Being in Parents of Children with Autism (2014, background): “The body of research on self-compassion is rapidly expanding due to its strong link with mental health (see Barnard and Curry (2011) for a review).”