Self-compassion and forms of concern for others

Gerber, Zach; Tolmacz, Rami; Doron, Yonit

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.06.052

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“…To our knowledge this is the first study to longitudinally examine the relations between self‐compassion and adolescent prosocial behavior. Some cross‐sectional research has failed to find relations between self‐compassion and other‐focused benefit (Baker & McNulty, ; Gerber et al., ; Yarnell & Neff, ). Neff and Pommier () for example, found no relations between self‐compassion and compassion for humanity or empathic concern in their undergraduate sample, in contrast to findings for adults and meditators.…”

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“…In summary, while existing research on selfcompassion and interpersonal benefit has often reported positive associations, findings have not been consistent (e.g., Baker & McNulty, 2011;Gerber et al, 2015;Neff & Pommier, 2013). Furthermore, research has been restricted to adult populations or young adults (e.g., Neff & Pommier, 2013) and largely includes correlational data and self-reports of prosocial behavior.…”

Section: Does Self-compassion Benefit Others?mentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Neff (,b) failed to find a relationship between self‐compassion and other‐focused concern among undergraduates. Gerber, Tolmacz, and Doron () found that self‐compassion was not related to self‐reported empathic concern for others in their study of Israeli adults (Study 1 and 2). In Study 2, higher self‐compassion was significantly associated with lower avoidance of social situations and lower rejection sensitivity but higher caregiving avoidance (all self‐report).…”

Section: Personal Benefits Of Self‐compassionmentioning

confidence: 94%

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Is Self‐Compassion Selfish? The Development of Self‐Compassion, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence

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Both self‐compassion and empathy have been theorized to promote prosociality in youth, but there is little longitudinal data examining this possibility. We assessed self‐compassion, empathy, and peer‐rated prosociality yearly, in a cohort of 2,078 youth across 17 schools (M age at T1 = 14.65 years; 49.2% female), as they progressed from Grade 9–12. We utilized multi‐level modeling to predict prosocial behavior, nested within students, classes, and schools. We found that self‐compassion and empathy uniquely predicted peer‐rated prosocial behavior. However, only empathy predicted increases in prosocial behavior across time. While self‐compassion is not selfish, it does not appear to facilitate the development of kindness toward adolescent peers. Self‐compassion may help to buffer against possible negative effects of empathic distress.

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Is Self‐Compassion Selfish? The Development of Self‐Compassion, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence

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“…However, the positive association between empathic concern and self‐compassion was not replicated either in a sample of students (Neff & Pommier, ), or among the participants of a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program conducted in Canada (Birnie, Speca, & Carlson, ). Moreover, in two different samples of adults (Gerber, Tolmacz, & Doron, ) and in a sample of nurses (Duarte, Pinto‐Gouveia, & Cruz, ), self‐compassion correlated positively with perspective taking and negatively with personal distress, while it was not associated with empathic concern. Lastly, Welp and Brown (; Study 2) found that self‐compassion was negatively associated with personal distress, but it was unrelated to perspective taking and empathic concern.…”

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Exploring the social side of self‐compassion: Relations with empathy and outgroup attitudes

Fuochi

Veneziani

Voci

2018

Euro J Social Psych

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Self‐compassion is a disposition involving compassionate attitudes toward the self when facing difficulties. We argued that specific self‐compassion components might influence indicators of openness to others, such as empathy and outgroup attitudes. We hypothesized that the component called common humanity versus isolation, involving the acknowledgement that one's sufferings are shared with all the other humans, would be positively related to the other‐oriented aspects of empathy, perspective taking and empathic concern, and to improved outgroup attitudes. We also hypothesized that the mindfulness versus over‐identification component, i.e., having a balanced view of one's situation avoiding exaggerations, would be associated with lowered personal distress. In three studies, with three independent samples, we regressed empathy and outgroup attitudes on self‐compassion components, while controlling for concurrent predictors such as self‐construal and attachment styles. Results supported our hypotheses, suggesting that improvements in empathy and outgroup attitudes may be fostered by positive individual dispositions.

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“…As East Asian cultures tend to be other-focused, TKS symptoms tends to be more prevalent among Japanese than North Americans (Dinnel et al 2002; Norasakkunkit et al 2012; Sato et al 2014). Research in Western cultures has shown that higher self-compassion was associated with a lower fear of both negative and positive evaluations (Werner et al 2012), and predicted less social avoidance on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (Gerber et al 2015). Other research indicated that engaging in akind acts increased positive affect and reduced SAD symptoms (Alden and Trew 2013).…”

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Differences in Compassion, Well-being, and Social Anxiety Between Japan and the USA

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Research has shown that self-compassion can improve individual well-being in many cultures; however, little research has examined cultural differences regarding compassion for others and individual well-being. Cross-cultural research has indicated that interdependent happiness and Taijin Kyofusho (TKS) (other-focused social anxiety) are aspects of well-being and psychopathology, respectively, related to interdependent (i.e., collectivistic) cultures such as Japan. First, we hypothesized that self-compassion would foster greater positive affect and satisfaction with life in the US than in Japan. Our second hypothesis was that the compassion for others would be association with greater interdependent happiness, and with less TKS symptoms in Japan than in the US. Through a web-based survey of Japanese and American adults, we found that self-compassion was related to positive and negative affect, SAD and TKS symptoms, and well-being in both countries. Compassion for others was found to be associated with increased positive affect and decreased TKS symptoms across both cultures. Simple slope tests revealed that self-compassion had a stronger relation with positive affect among U.S. adults than their Japanese counterparts, whereas compassion for others was related to interdependent happiness only in Japan. These findings suggest that the link between compassion, well-being, and psychopathology might be universal, although the effects of two types of compassion have different patterns between the two cultures.

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Self-compassion and forms of concern for others

Cited by 50 publications

References 32 publications

Is Self‐Compassion Selfish? The Development of Self‐Compassion, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence

Is Self‐Compassion Selfish? The Development of Self‐Compassion, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence

Exploring the social side of self‐compassion: Relations with empathy and outgroup attitudes

Differences in Compassion, Well-being, and Social Anxiety Between Japan and the USA

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