The association between self-compassion and self-rated health in 26 samples

Sirois, Fuschia M.

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8183-1

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“…Bombak, 2013). This scale was also found to be reliable and valid across a wide range of ages, and suitable in epidemiologic studies for different populations (Miilunpalo et al, 1997;Sirois, 2020). Similarly, the scale which was translated into Hebrew was found to be an effective measure in several diverse contexts (Anaby et al, 2010;Carmel et al, 2007).…”

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confidence: 80%

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Reizer

Koslowsky

Geffen

2020

Health Care for Women International

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After the COVID-19 virus was officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the Israeli government adopted lockdown restrictions to limit its spread. The purpose of the present article is to examine the impact of this disturbing environment on Israeli women. Specifically, we examined whether fear of the virus would impact the women's distress symptoms, selfrated health (SRH), and marital satisfaction. A total of 130 Israeli married women with children completed the survey during the lockdown restrictions period. All participants reported that their children were living with them during the lockdown, and that no one had been infected by the virus. The results indicated that fear of COVID-19 was negatively associated with SRH as well as marital satisfaction, and positively associated with psychological distress. In addition, psychological distress mediated the link between fear of COVID-19 and both SRH and marital satisfaction. To mitigate similar negative consequences in the future, it is suggested that interventions should focus on the way the crisis is presented in the public domain. In addition, further research is recommended to identify the various indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological, physical, and relational aspects among women.

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confidence: 80%

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Reizer

Koslowsky

Geffen

2020

Health Care for Women International

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“…We assessed subjective well-being using the Self-rated Health (SRH) item (Ware and Sherbourne, 1992). The SRH is a widely used, well-validated, and reliable measure of subjective health and overall physical well-being (Sirois, 2020). It is a predictor of several important health-related outcomes, including cortisol responses to stress, morbidity, and mortality.…”

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Psychological Pathways Linking Public Trust During the Coronavirus Pandemic to Mental and Physical Well-being

Olagoke

Hughes

2020

Front. Psychol.

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The well-being of the public during the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is deeply rooted in institutional trust in the government’s risk communication effort. The objective of this study was to examine the psychological pathway through which public trust in the government is associated with mental and physical well-being. We collected cross-sectional data from 501 participants aged ≥18 years using an online panel. Public trust in the government was assessed as our exposure variable. We screened for psychological distress by combining the Patient Health Questionnaire and the General Anxiety Disorder scale. Physical well-being was examined using self-rated health. We further assessed the roles of risk perceptions. The author conducted a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson’s correlations, multivariable regressions, and mediation analyses (using the Preachers and Hayes’ approach). Participants were 55.29% female, 67.86% Caucasian/white with a mean age of 32.44 ± 11.94 years. Public trust in the government regarding COVID-19 was negatively correlated with psychological distress ( r = −0.20; p < 0.001) and positively associated with physical well-being ( r = 0.13; p < 0.001). After adjusting for sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, public trust remained negatively associated with psychological distress (β = −0.19; 95% confidence intervals, [CI] −0.30, −0.09) and positively associated with physical well-being (β = 0.26; 95% CI [0.16, −0.37]). Perceived self-efficacy to practice COVID-19 protective behavior partially mediated the relationship between public trust and psychological distress (13.07%); and physical well-being (28.02%). Perceived self-efficacy to protect self against COVID-19 infection can serve as a psychological pathway through which public trust may be associated with mental and physical health.

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“…While studies in this field often focus on a more general relationship between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, and burnout syndrome among healthcare professionals [ 28 ] or between self-compassion and well-being in medical students [ 29 ], our pilot study describes a new specific association between self-compassion and the “good doctor” concept. Following other studies [ 18 , 30 – 33 ], our partial results could contribute to the discussion of the meaningfulness of educational interventions for medical students that develop self-compassion, such as mindfulness-based programs [ 34 – 36 ]. Although our current results look promising and open a relatively new question in this area, an essential part of the future work will entail incorporating other psychological concepts such as self-criticism, perfectionism, stress, shame and guilt and self-esteem.…”

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“…Weingartner and colleagues [ 17 ], in their Compassion Cultivation Training for medical students, showed that this kind of program is able to influence students’ self-compassion. Self-compassion has been associated with self-rated health in university students [ 18 ]. Self-compassion has been identified as a transtherapeutic and transdiagnostic phenomenon that plays a role in developing and maintaining mental health and quality of life [ 19 , 20 ].…”

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Self-compassion in medical students: a pilot study of its association with professionalism pressure

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Background To be a “good doctor” and have “good medical practices” are apparent goals for both medical students and medical faculties. However, the associated implicit and explicit standards could be a source of distress in the form of pressure to achieve professionalism. Self-compassion has been identified as a transtherapeutic factor that plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining mental health. It seems to be an essential meta-skill to learn, especially for medical students who often perceive imperfection as failure. In this pilot study, we investigated the qualities that medical students attribute to the “good doctor” concept, how they perceive themselves compared to this concept, and whether any possible discrepancy between these two perspectives could be associated with self-compassion. Methods Altogether, 301 medical students participated in the study (mean age 22.3 ± 2.1; 71.8 % female). The discrepancy between concepts was measured by a semantic differential consisting of a list of 36 adjectives and antonyms that students repeatedly mentioned in courses in their responses to the question “What should a doctor be like?” Self-compassion was measured by the Self-Compassion Scale. Results The obtained results offer an insight into students’ conceptualization of a “good doctor” and the hierarchy of given characteristics. Statistical analysis revealed significant associations between the discrepancy between the “ideal” doctor concept vs. actual self-perception and Self-Compassion Scale scores. The more students are compassionate to themselves, the lower the discrepancy. Conclusions The current pilot study supports the hypothesis that student self-compassion could play some role in the degree of discrepancy between the ideal “good doctor” image and student self-concept. This result could support the importance of educational interventions developing self-compassion for medical students. The proposed discrepancy measurement could also be a tool for measuring the effect of well-being programs aimed at self-compassion in medical students.

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The association between self-compassion and self-rated health in 26 samples

Cited by 23 publications

References 66 publications

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Psychological Pathways Linking Public Trust During the Coronavirus Pandemic to Mental and Physical Well-being

Self-compassion in medical students: a pilot study of its association with professionalism pressure

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