Don't be so hard on yourself! Changes in self-compassion during the first year of university are associated with changes in well-being

By K. Gunnell, A. Mosewich, Carolyn E. McEwen, R. Eklund, P. Crocker. 2017

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Abstract Introduction Well-being declines during the first year of university. We examined if change in self-compassion was indirectly related to change in well-being through change in psychological need satisfaction during the first year of university. Methods First year university students ( N = 189, 77.2% female) completed self-report questionnaires at the beginning of the first semester and approximately five months later. Path analysis and bootstrapping procedures were used to examine residualized change scores. Results Change in self-compassion was positively related to ( p s p s BcC I)[0.38, 0.77]), positive affect (b = 0.41, 95% BcC I [0.27, 0.58]), and negative affect (b = − 0.26, 95% BcC I[− 0.41, − 0.13]) through change in psychological need satisfaction. Conclusions During the first year of university, change in self-compassion was associated with change in well-being because self-compassion enhanced psychological need satisfaction. Results highlight the potential of enhancing self-compassion during first year university to help mitigate student declines in well-being.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Self-Compassion: Theory, Method, Research, and Intervention. (2022, background): “Self-compassionate individuals have higher trait levels of hope, gratitude, curiosity, and vitality (Gunnell et al. 2017;Neff et al. 2007, 2018a).”