Self-compassion, physical health, and health behaviour: a meta-analysis

Phillips, Wendy J.; Hine, Donald W.

doi:10.1080/17437199.2019.1705872

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“…This friendly and benevolent attitude strengthens our ability to cope with difficulties and find their silver linings, helping to explain why self-compassionate people are happier, more optimistic, and satisfied with their lives than those who give themselves the cold shoulder (Neff & Germer, 2017). Inner warmth also bolsters the immune system and enhances physical health by decreasing cortisol and increasing heart rate variability (Phillips & Hine, 2019).…”

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Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health

Waters

Algoe²,

Dutton

et al. 2021

The Journal of Positive Psychology

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As the COVID-19 global health disaster continues to unfold across the world, calls have been made to address the associated mental illness public crisis. The current paper seeks to broaden these calls by considering the role that positive psychology factors can play in buffering against mental illness, bolstering mental health during COVID-19 and building positive processes and capacities that may help to strengthen future mental health. The paper explores evidence and applications from nine topics in positive psychology that support people through a pandemic: meaning, coping, selfcompassion, courage, gratitude, character strengths, positive emotions, positive interpersonal processes and high-quality connections. In times of intense crisis, such as COVID-19, it is understandable that research is heavily directed towards addressing the ways in which people are wounded and weakened. However, this need not come at the expense of also investigating the ways in which people are sustained and strengthened.

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Section: Self-compassionmentioning

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Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health

Waters

Algoe²,

Dutton

et al. 2021

The Journal of Positive Psychology

206

163

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“…In this review, the studies examined the effect of self-compassion on clinical diabetic outcomes in the short-term, for a period of three months. There is a growing body of evidence that self-compassion interventions need to be provided through multiple sessions for at least 12 weeks to yield any differences in both psychosocial and clinical outcomes [ 46 ]. A study by Philips and Hine underlined the importance of a multi-session self-compassion intervention to impact self-management behaviors, improve psychological outcomes, and enhance physical health [ 46 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is a growing body of evidence that self-compassion interventions need to be provided through multiple sessions for at least 12 weeks to yield any differences in both psychosocial and clinical outcomes [ 46 ]. A study by Philips and Hine underlined the importance of a multi-session self-compassion intervention to impact self-management behaviors, improve psychological outcomes, and enhance physical health [ 46 ]. Thus, combining a self-compassion intervention with multiple sessions for a duration of more than six months can enhance the magnitude of self-compassion in its influence on disease management of individuals with medical illnesses.…”

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The Effect of Self-Compassion on Psychosocial and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Medical Conditions: A Systematic Review

Misurya

Dutta

2020

Cureus

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Studies about the role of self-compassion have focused primarily on psychological well-being, but there is solid evidence to suggest that self-compassion may have larger and more prominent implications in the medical world. Therefore, this systemic review aimed to investigate the effects of self-compassion on psychosocial and clinical outcomes in medically ill patients. A comprehensive search of several databases from their inception to August 10, 2020, was conducted, which included Ovid MEDLINE(R) and Epub Ahead of Print, Ovid Embase, Ovid Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Eligible studies needed to include psychosocial or clinical outcomes of self-compassion in medically ill patients. Nineteen articles (n=2,713 patients; 73.3% females) met our eligibility criteria and were included in this systematic review. There was a negative correlation between self-compassion and psychosocial outcomes such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Moreover, based on self-compassion intervention, there was an improvement in clinical outcomes related to diabetes such as hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and blood glucose levels. This systematic review highlights the effect of self-compassion on psychosocial and clinical outcomes. Further studies are needed to evaluate long-term outcomes of a self-compassion-based-intervention to highlight its importance in the role of disease management.

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“…This pattern of results suggests the relationship between selfcompassion and physical health is partially mediated by health-promoting behaviours (Dunne et al, 2018). Selfcompassion has also been positively correlated with factors such as immunity, sleep, and global physical health in a recent meta-analysis (Phillips & Hine, 2019). Additionally, people aged 20 years or older demonstrate the relationship between self-compassion and improved physical health (Phillips & Hine, 2019).…”

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“…Selfcompassion has also been positively correlated with factors such as immunity, sleep, and global physical health in a recent meta-analysis (Phillips & Hine, 2019). Additionally, people aged 20 years or older demonstrate the relationship between self-compassion and improved physical health (Phillips & Hine, 2019).…”

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Replication: Self-Compassion and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviours in Albertan University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aneca

Doughan²,

Toews³

et al. 2021

Eureka

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Self-compassion as a predictor for health-promoting behaviours has been the subject of several research studies. Self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness have been repeatedly positively correlated with health-promoting behaviours in individuals, such as eating well and doing physical activity (Gedik, 2019; Holden et al., 2020). We hypothesized that the positive components of self-compassion (self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness) would positively correlate with health-promoting behaviours. In an attempt to replicate Gedik’s (2019) study, researchers recruited 294 Albertan post-secondary students to respond to an online-based questionnaire. Participants filled out both the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) (Neff, 2003b) and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (Walker et al., 1995). Findings revealed that, unlike Gedik (2019), isolating behaviours such as feeling cut-off from the world are indicative of improved stress management. Therefore, Gedik’s (2019) results were not replicated. This research’s implications are essential when considering the factorial breakdown of self-compassion and how the factorial relationships to health behaviours are affected by varying populations and contexts. Specifically, the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting restrictions must be considered when interpreting the results presented in this current study.

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Self-compassion, physical health, and health behaviour: a meta-analysis

Cited by 94 publications

References 72 publications

Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health

Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health

The Effect of Self-Compassion on Psychosocial and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Medical Conditions: A Systematic Review

Replication: Self-Compassion and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviours in Albertan University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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