Editorial: Self-compassion: From Neuroscience to Clinical Setting

Poli, Andrea; Gemignani, Angelo; Woodruff, C. Chad

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.963738

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“…Research evidence suggested that EMDR therapy may be able to promote psychophysiological regulation—during exposure to a traumatic memory trigger—as well as a decline in psychobiological markers of chronic stress (Sack et al, 2008 ; Campbell et al, 2019 ). Furthermore, these results are consistent with the theory that trauma integration by EMDR therapy may result in the restoration of myelinated VVC cardioinhibitory fibers that may be able to downregulate the DVC-generated traumatic response restoring an internal neuroception of safety (Poli et al, 2022a , b , c ; Porges, 2022 ). In accordance with this, it has been shown that EMDR-related visual ABS shifted the autonomic balance as indicated by decreases in HR, skin conductance, and the ratio between the low- and high-frequency components of the HR power spectrum (LF/HF) and an increased finger temperature.…”

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The integrative process promoted by EMDR in dissociative disorders: neurobiological mechanisms, psychometric tools, and intervention efficacy on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Poli,

Cappellini,

Sala

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Dissociative disorders (DDs) are characterized by a discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, bodily representation, motor control, and action. The life-threatening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been identified as a potentially traumatic event and may produce a wide range of mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, and DD, stemming from pandemic-related events, such as sickness, isolation, losing loved ones, and fear for one's life. In our conceptual analysis, we introduce the contribution of the structural dissociation of personality (SDP) theory and polyvagal theory to the conceptualization of the COVID-19 pandemic-triggered DD and the importance of assessing perceived safety in DD through neurophysiologically informed psychometric tools. In addition, we analyzed the contribution of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to the treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic-triggered DD and suggest possible neurobiological mechanisms of action of the EMDR. In particular, we propose that, through slow eye movements, the EMDR may promote an initial non-rapid-eye-movement sleep stage 1-like activity, a subsequent access to a slow-wave sleep activity, and an oxytocinergic neurotransmission that, in turn, may foster the functional coupling between paraventricular nucleus and both sympathetic and parasympathetic cardioinhibitory nuclei. Neurophysiologically informed psychometric tools for safety evaluation in DDs are discussed. Furthermore, clinical and public health implications are considered, combining the EMDR, SDP theory, and polyvagal conceptualizations in light of the potential dissociative symptomatology triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The integrative process promoted by EMDR in dissociative disorders: neurobiological mechanisms, psychometric tools, and intervention efficacy on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Poli,

Cappellini,

Sala

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…In accordance with these findings, regarding discriminant validity, we found a strong negative correlation between USKS and the IS subscale of the FSCRS and a moderate negative correlation between USKS and the HS subscale of the FSCRS. In fact, self-criticism, but not self-reassurance, activated regions of the negative affect system such as the insula, anterior cingulate cortex, and amygdala [42,43,89].…”

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“…When faced with challenges, self-reassurance is the capacity to be self-validating, encouraging, sympathetic, to recall one's positive characteristics, and be reassuring to self when things go wrong [38]. Self-reassurance is linked to increased coping skills, resilience, and persistence [38][39][40][41] and neural markers of negative emotion are down-regulated during attempts to be reassuring to one's suffering [42,43]. In order to assess self-reassurance and to distinguish self-reassurance from different forms of self-criticizing, the Forms of Self-criticizing/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale was developed (FSCRS, [38,44]; Italian version in Poli et al Submitted).…”

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Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Unconditional Self-Kindness Scale (USKS)

Poli

Miccoli

2023

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Western psychology and social sciences have long emphasized the value of a positive attitude toward oneself. Previous research had developed psychometric tools assessing self-compassion, defined as being open to and moved by one’s own suffering. However, self-compassion did not describe whether people actually applied such protective factors when acutely faced with threats. The Unconditional Self-Kindness Scale (USKS) was developed as a tool to measure the behavioral response of self-kindness during an acute presence of threat to the self and not just as a general attitude when threat is absent. Since it can be experienced even in the most challenging situations and may promote resilience, this kindness may be defined as unconditional. We validated the Italian version of the USKS and found that the scale retained a one-factor structure. The USKS showed sound psychometric properties and good convergent validity since it was found to show very strong correlations with the Self-Compassion Scale-Short-Form and the Reassure Self subscale of the Forms of Self-criticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS). In addition, the USKS showed good discriminant validity since it was found to show a negative moderate correlation and a negative strong correlation with the HS subscale and with the IS subscale of the FSCRS, respectively. Finally, the USKS showed good test–retest reliability and its use is encouraged in clinical and research settings in which the assessment of a positive attitude toward oneself during an acute presence of threat to the self is of interest.

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“…In accordance with these findings, regarding discriminant validity, we found a very strong negative correlation between SCS-SF and the IS subscale of the FSCRS, and a strong negative correlation between SCS-SF and the HS subscale of the FSCRS. In fact, self-criticism, but not self-reassurance, activated regions of the negative affect system such as the insula, anterior cingulate cortex and amygdala (Kim et al 2021;Poli et al 2022).…”

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The Italian version of the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF): validation and psychometric properties

Poli

Miccoli

2023

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BACKGROUND: Social sciences and western psychology have long emphasized the value of a positive attitude toward oneself. Previous research developed psychometric tools such as the Self-Compassion Scale assessing self-compassion, defined as being open to and moved by one’s own suffering. However short version of psychometric tools might be particularly useful in settings where time constraints make the use of the long form less feasible or advisable. The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF) was developed in order to overcome these limitations. METHODS: We validated the Italian version of the SCS-SF in a relatively large Italian non clinical sample (n = 321). RESULTS: We found that the scale retained a one-factor structure. The SCS-SF showed sound psychometric properties and good convergent validity, since it was found to show very strong correlations with the Unconditional Self-Kindness Scale and the Reassure Self subscale of the Forms of Self-criticising/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS). In addition, the SCS-SF showed good discriminant validity, since it was found to show a strong negative correlation and a very strong negative correlation with the HS subscale and with the IS subscale of the FSCRS, respectively. Finally, the SCS-SF showed good test–retest reliability. CONCLUSION: The use of the SCS-SF is promoted in clinical and research settings in which the assessment of a positive attitude toward oneself is of interest.

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Editorial: Self-compassion: From Neuroscience to Clinical Setting

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

The integrative process promoted by EMDR in dissociative disorders: neurobiological mechanisms, psychometric tools, and intervention efficacy on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The integrative process promoted by EMDR in dissociative disorders: neurobiological mechanisms, psychometric tools, and intervention efficacy on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Unconditional Self-Kindness Scale (USKS)

The Italian version of the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF): validation and psychometric properties

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