Meeting Suffering With Kindness: Effects of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for Female College Students

Smeets, E.; Neff, Kristin D.; Alberts, Hugo J. E. M.; Peters, Madelon L.

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“…This finding is consistent with previous research (Neff, 2004; stating that self-compassion constitutes a core predictor of changes in various aspects of psychological well being. Nevertheless, contrary to our results, the research of Smeets et al (2014) proved that changes in self-compassion did not significantly predict changes in positive affect attributing this absence of prediction to the short nature of the intervention.…”

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“…First and foremost, this confirms many researchers' viewpoints (Neff & Costigan, 2014;Shapira & Mongrain, 2010;Smeets et al, 2014) arguing that self-compassion can be cultivated and learned through brief intervention programs and consequently lead to the enhancement of psychological well-being. However, although through their 8-week intervention program revealed a 43% increase in self-compassion levels, this does not mean that a brief intervention program cannot successfully promote self-compassion, at least to some extent.…”

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“…Up until now, a large body of studies has highlighted that self-compassion promotes positive affect and reduces negative affect Neff & Vonk, 2009;Krieger et al, 2015), examining it through questionnaire distribution. Nevertheless, only one study (Smeets et al, 2014) seems to have investigated this effect through a brief 3-week self-compassion intervention. Contrary to the findings of the present study, Smeets et al (2014) found no significant changes in positive and negative affect for the self-compassion intervention group attributing again this lack of association between self-compassion and affect to the brief duration of the psycho-educational training program.…”

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“…There is strong evidence that self-compassion constitutes a factor predicting psychological well being and promoting positive mental health benefits (Neff, 2004;Smeets et al, 2014). Neely et al (2009) defined well-being as low stress, negative affect and high life satisfaction.…”

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“…Moreover, Smeets et al (2014) aiming to examine the effectiveness of a newly developed 3-week self-compassion intervention program consisting of three meetings, tested a sample of female students. The intervention group showed significantly greater scores in self-compassion, mindfulness, optimism and self-efficacy, as well as significantly greater decreases in rumination in comparison to the control group, while both groups indicated increased levels of life satisfaction.…”

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The Effectiveness of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention Program on Self-Compassion, Positive and Negative Affect and Life Satisfaction

Mantelou¹,

Karakasidou²

2017

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Self-compassion (Neff, 2003b) is a newly developed construct of positive psychology while a plethora of studies has highlighted its beneficial outcomes on people's psychological prosperity. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a brief self-compassion training program on self-compassion, life satisfaction and positive and negative affect as well as to contribute new knowledge by investigating whether changes in self-compassion can significantly predict changes in positive affect. A sample of 42 students of Social Sciences, randomly assigned to either the intervention (N = 20) or the control group (N = 22) group where the first group participated in a psycho-educational training program aiming to train them to be more self-compassionate in challenging situations whilst the control group received no training. The results that revealed through the three different questionnaires (Self-Compassion Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale and Positive and Negative Affect Scale) that both groups completed before and after the completion of the program, showed that the intervention group indeed indicated increases in self-compassion, life satisfaction as well as positive affect scores and decrease in negative affect scores, compared to the control group which reported no changes. Furthermore, participants' increases in self-compassion levels strongly predicted increases in positive affect levels, meaning that those who are high self-compassionate have also high positive affect. These findings suggest the importance of selfcompassion on psychological well-being, testing through the implementation of specific intervention programs. Other possible implications and recommendations for future research are also considered.

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The Effectiveness of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention Program on Self-Compassion, Positive and Negative Affect and Life Satisfaction

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2017

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Outcomes of Randomized Clinical Trials of Interventions to Enhance Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Components of Wisdom

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IMPORTANCE Wisdom is a neurobiological personality trait made up of specific components, including prosocial behaviors, emotional regulation, and spirituality. It is associated with greater well-being and happiness. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to enhance individual components of wisdom. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases were searched for articles published through December 31, 2018.STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Randomized clinical trials that sought to enhance a component of wisdom, used published measures to assess that component, were published in English, had a minimum sample size of 40 participants, and presented data that enabled computation of effect sizes were included in this meta-analysis.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Random-effect models were used to calculate pooled standardized mean differences (SMDs) for each wisdom component and random-effects meta-regression to assess heterogeneity of studies.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Improvement in wisdom component using published measures.RESULTS Fifty-seven studies (N = 7096 participants) met review criteria: 29 for prosocial behaviors, 13 for emotional regulation, and 15 for spirituality. Study samples included people with psychiatric or physical illnesses and from the community. Of the studies, 27 (47%) reported significant improvement with medium to large effect sizes. Meta-analysis revealed significant pooled SMDs for prosocial behaviors (23 studies; pooled SMD, 0.43 [95% CI, 0.22-0.3]; P = .02), emotional regulation (12 studies; pooled SMD, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.21-1.12]; P = .004), and spirituality (12 studies; pooled SMD, 1.00 [95% CI, 0.41-1.60]; P = .001). Heterogeneity of studies was considerable for all wisdom components. Publication bias was present for prosocial behavior and emotional regulation studies; after adjusting for it, the pooled SMD for prosocial behavior remained significant (SMD, 0.4 [95% CI, 0.16-0.78]; P = .003). Meta-regression analysis found that effect sizes did not vary by wisdom component, although for trials on prosocial behaviors, large effect sizes were associated with older mean participant age (β, 0.08 [SE, 0.04]), and the reverse was true for spirituality trials (β, −0.13 [SE, 0.04]). For spirituality interventions, higher-quality trials had larger effect sizes (β, 4.17 [SE, 1.07]), although the reverse was true for prosocial behavior trials (β, −0.91 [SE 0.44]).CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Interventions to enhance spirituality, emotional regulation, and prosocial behaviors are effective in a proportion of people with mental or physical illnesses and from the community. The modern behavioral epidemics of loneliness, suicide, and opioid abuse point to a growing need for wisdom-enhancing interventions to promote individual and societal well-being.

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Psychological interventions to foster resilience in healthcare students

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Helmreich

König

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Meeting Suffering With Kindness: Effects of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for Female College Students

Abstract: These findings suggest that a brief self-compassion intervention has potential for improving student resilience and well-being.

Cited by 352 publications

References 52 publications

The Effectiveness of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention Program on Self-Compassion, Positive and Negative Affect and Life Satisfaction

The Effectiveness of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention Program on Self-Compassion, Positive and Negative Affect and Life Satisfaction

Outcomes of Randomized Clinical Trials of Interventions to Enhance Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Components of Wisdom

Psychological interventions to foster resilience in healthcare students

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