The Protective Role of Self-Compassion on Risk Factors for Non-suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescence

Xavier, Ana; Pinto‐Gouveia, José; Cunha, Marina

doi:10.1007/s12310-016-9197-9

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“… 117 ✗ ✓ ✓ Trollope ( 2009 ) Stressful life-events and adolescent depression: the possible roles of self-criticism and self-compassion 107 ✗ ✓ ✗ Williams ( 2013 ) Examining the moderating effects of adolescent self-compassion on the relationship between social rank and depression. 119 ✗ ✓ ✗ Xavier et al ( 2016b ) The protective role of self-compassion on risk factors for non-suicidal self-injury in adolescence. 643 ✓ ✗ ✗ Zeller et al ( 2015 ) Self-compassion in recovery following potentially traumatic stress: longitudinal study of at-risk youth.…”

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“… 54/53 − 0.64 Williams ( 2013 ) 119 SCS; CDI Secondary school pupils Cross-sectional 16.3; unknown; 15.1–18.7. 72/47 − 0.60 Xavier et al ( 2016b ) 643 SCS; DASS-21; Secondary school pupils Cross-sectional 15.24; 1.64; 12–18 332/311 f – 0.57 m – 0.64 Zeller et al ( 2015 ) 64 SCS; IDAS Secondary school pupils Longitudinal 17.5; 1.07; 15–19. 17/47 − 0.23 Stress Bluth and Blanton ( 2014 ) 67 SCS; PSS Secondary school pupils Cross-sectional 16.03; unknown; 15.1–18.7 40/27 −0.70 Bluth and Blanton ( 2015 ) 90 SCS; PSS Secondary school pupils Cross-sectional 15.1; unknown; 11–18.…”

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“…The global impact of youth psychological distress highlights the need to identify mechanisms of change to inform effective psychological health promotion and interventions for this population. One potential mechanism of change that has been indicated in adult and adolescent samples is self-compassion (MacBeth and Gumley 2012 ; Xavier et al 2016b ). The concept of self-compassion is rooted in Buddhist philosophy (where self-compassion is considered to be identical to compassion towards others, merely turned inward to the self (Neff 2004 ).…”

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“…Self-compassion and psychopathology have also been shown to be significantly negatively correlated, with a large effect size, in adult clinical and non-clinical populations (MacBeth and Gumley 2012 ; Zessin and Garbade 2015 ). Whilst the research base regarding self-compassion in the adolescent population is still emerging (Xavier et al 2016b ), findings to date appear to mirror those in adult samples. Several studies have shown that female adolescents have lower levels of self-compassion than their male counterparts (Bluth and Blanton 2014 ; Castilho et al 2017 ; Sun et al 2016 ).…”

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“…It also appears that self-compassion could reduce risky behaviour fuelled by psychological distress in this population. The relationship between depressive symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI; Xavier et al 2016b ) and peer victimisation and NSSI (Jiang et al 2016 ) has been shown to be buffered by self-compassion, as has the relationship between chronic academic stress and negative affect (Zhang et al 2016 ).…”

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Self-compassion and Psychological Distress in Adolescents—a Meta-analysis

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Research indicates that self-compassion is relevant to adolescents’ psychological well-being, and may inform the development of mental health and well-being interventions for youth. This meta-analysis synthesises the existing literature to estimate the magnitude of effect for the association between self-compassion and psychological distress in adolescents. Our search identified 19 relevant studies of adolescents (10–19 years; N = 7049) for inclusion. A large effect size was found for an inverse relationship between self-compassion and psychological distress indexed by anxiety, depression, and stress (r = − 0.55; 95% CI − 0.61 to − 0.47). The identified studies were highly heterogeneous, however sensitivity analyses indicated that correction for publication bias did not significantly alter the pattern of results. These findings replicate those in adult samples, suggesting that lack of self-compassion may play a significant role in causing and/or maintaining emotional difficulties in adolescents. We conclude that self-compassion may be an important factor to target in psychological distress and well-being interventions for youth.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Self-compassion and Psychological Distress in Adolescents—a Meta-analysis

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Self‐compassion for youth in small city centres: A school‐based pilot project

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Self‐compassion, self‐forgiveness, suicidal ideation, and self‐harm: A systematic review

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Gumley

O’Connor

2019

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Self-compassion has been implicated in the aetiology and course of mental health with evidence suggesting an association between greater self-compassion and lower emotional distress. However, our understanding of the nature and extent of the relationship between self-compassion and self-harm (self-injury regardless of suicidal intent) or suicidal ideation remains unclear. This review, therefore, aimed to critically evaluate the extant literature investigating this relationship. To do so, a systematic search, including terms synonymous with self-compassion, was conducted on three main psychological and medical databases (Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Medline).Only studies investigating self-compassion or self-forgiveness and self-harm or suicidal ideation were found to be relevant to the review. Eighteen studies were included in the final narrative synthesis. Heterogeneity of studies was high, and the majority of studies were quantitative and cross-sectional (n = 16) in design. All studies reported significant associations between higher levels of self-forgiveness or self-compassion and lower levels of self-harm or suicidal ideation. Several studies suggested that self-compassion or self-forgiveness may weaken the relationship between negative life events and self-harm. In conclusion, this review highlights the potential importance of self-compassion in the aetiology of suicidal thoughts and self-harm. We discuss the clinical and research implications.

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The Protective Role of Self-Compassion on Risk Factors for Non-suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescence

Cited by 58 publications

References 41 publications

Self-compassion and Psychological Distress in Adolescents—a Meta-analysis

Self-compassion and Psychological Distress in Adolescents—a Meta-analysis

Self‐compassion for youth in small city centres: A school‐based pilot project

Self‐compassion, self‐forgiveness, suicidal ideation, and self‐harm: A systematic review

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