Exploring compassion: A meta-analysis of the association between self-compassion and psychopathology
Compassion is an important explanatory variable in understanding mental health and resilience. Future work is needed to develop the evidence base for compassion in psychopathology, and explore correlates of compassion and psychopathology.
Highlights
Clinical Psychology Review
Volume 32, Issue 6, August 2012, Pages 545?552
Angus MacBetha, Andrew Gumleya
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Dr Gray's Hospital, NHS Grampian, Elgin, Scotland, UK
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2012.06.003
Highlights
- Measurement of ?compassion? in mental health is synonymous with ?self-compassion?.
- There was a large effect size for the relationship between self-compassion and psychopathology.
- The effect for self-compassion was not moderated by sampling factors, age or gender.
- Compassion is a promising construct for understanding vulnerability and resilience in mental health.
Clinical Psychology Review
Volume 32, Issue 6, August 2012, Pages 545?552
Angus MacBetha, Andrew Gumleya
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Dr Gray's Hospital, NHS Grampian, Elgin, Scotland, UK
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2012.06.003
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