Self-Compassion: An Alternative Conceptualization of a Healthy Attitude Toward Oneself

By K. Neff. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Clinical Psychology

1. K. Neff
2. Ruth A. Baer
3. Paul Gilbert
4. C. Germer
5. F. Sirois
6. Kristin J. Homan
7. F. Raes
8. E. Lykins

In Social Psychology

1. K. Neff
2. Paul Gilbert
3. C. Germer
4. D. Chan
5. F. Sirois
6. Kristin J. Homan
7. Dean A. Shepherd
8. Mark R. Leary

Citations in the corpus

• Mechanisms of Change in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Preliminary Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (2010, background): “Moreover, future studies on MBCT can benefit from examining whether this intervention is effective because it contributes to more positive self-toself relationship (i.e., self-compassion, see Gilbert & Proctor, 2006; Neff, 2003; Neff, Kirkpatrick, & Rude, 2007) in response to a failure or negative a”
• Don't be so hard on yourself! Changes in self-compassion during the first year of university are associated with changes in well-being (2017, methodology): “Our findings are consistent with theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000, 2011; Neff, 2003a), our hypotheses, and past research (Ghorbani et al., 2012; Neff, 2003b).”
• Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) (2010, background): “Signifi cant reductions were observed in total SOSI scores (t = 9.41, p 0.01) and total POMS scores (t = 4.80, p 0.01), as well as signifi cant increases in total MAAS scores (t = −8.06, p 0.01), total FACIT-Sp scores (t = −4.49, p 0.01) and total SCS scores (t = −5.32, p 0.01).”
• Self-Compassion: Conceptualizations, Correlates, & Interventions (2011, background): “The Buddhists sampled had been practicing Vipassana for a mean of 8 years (ranged from 1–40 years), and length of practice (in years) was positively correlated with self-compassion.”
• Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health (2021, background): “involves treating yourself with the same kindness, care, and concern you would show to a good friend when they are struggling in some way (Neff, 2003).”
• Exploring compassion: a meta-analysis of the association between self-compassion and psychopathology. (2012, methodology): “Neff (2003b) defines self-compassion as " being touched by and open to ).”
• SELF-COMPASSION SOOTHES THE SAVAGE EGO-THREAT SYSTEM: EFFECTS ON NEGATIVE AFFECT, SHAME, RUMINATION, AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS (2013, methodology): “The 26-item Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003b) was administered using a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (almost never) to 7 (almost always). Neff (2003b) conceptualized selfcompassion as a higher-order construct consisting of three lower-level bipolar constructs: self-kindness (versus self-judgme”
• Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem, and Well-Being (2011, methodology): “Research has found that self-compassion and self-esteem are inter-correlated, ranging from 0.57–0.59 using the Rosenberg (1965) measure (Leary et al., 2007; Neff, 2003a; Neff et al., 2008).”
• Shame, self-criticism, self-stigma, and compassion in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (2015, background): “Neff [29,30] also highlights the importance of self-kindness, which includes an expressed and felt sense of warmth directed toward oneself as well as other potentially affiliative emotions.”
• Compassion revealed: What we know about compassion at work (and where we need to know more) (2011, background): “A recurring theme is thus the relationship between one’s own suffering and self-oriented compassion, and compassion for others (Neff, 2003, 2009).”
• The ValidiTy and ReliabiliTy of The TuRkish VeRsion of The self-Compassion sCale (2008, methodology): “They are tolerant of both themselves and others since this common humanity is the essence of cultural and universal values (Neff, 2001, 2003a, b, c; Neff & Harter, 2002a, b, 2003; Neff & Helwig, 2002).”
• The Misunderstood Schema of the Strong Black Woman: Exploring Its Mental Health Consequences and Coping Responses Among African American Women (2020, background): “Indeed, self-compassion is negatively associated with depression and anxiety (Neff, 2003b).”
• A Meta–Analytic and Conceptual Update on the Associations between Procrastination and Multidimensional Perfectionism (2017, background): “Both self-compassion and mindfulness show negative links with procrastination and perfectionistic concerns (Neff, 2003b; Sirois, 2014; Sirois & Tosti, 2012; Wimberley et al., 2016) and positive or no links with perfectionistic strivings (Neff, 2003a; Wimberley et al., 2016).”
• Self-compassion and psychological well-being among adolescents in Hong Kong: Exploring gender differences (2016, methodology): “Participants' self-compassion was assessed by the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003b) consisting of six subscales: Self-Kindness (5 items; e.g., “I try to be understanding and patient towards those aspects of my personality I don't like”), Self-Judgment (5 items; e.g., “I'm disapproving and…”
• Self-compassion is a better predictor than mindfulness of symptom severity and quality of life in mixed anxiety and depression. (2011, methodology): “There are three theoretical facets to self-compassion as defined by Neff (2003a).”