How Does Trait Self-Compassion Benefit Self-Control in Daily Life? An Experience Sampling Study

This experience sampling study examined the roles of trait self-compassion in everyday self-control. Specifically, this study examined whether trait self-compassion influences people’s self-efficacy in handling difficult self-control demands, and subsequently, their self-control success. The participants were asked to respond to five random signals per day for seven consecutive days. When responding to each signal, they first indicated if they...