Beliefs About Self-Compassion: Implications for Coping and Self-Improvement

Volume: 47, Issue: 9, Pages: 1327 - 1342
Published: Nov 9, 2020
Abstract
Self-compassion-treating oneself with care and understanding during difficult times-promotes adaptive coping and self-improvement. Nonetheless, many people are not self-compassionate. We examined a key barrier people face to treating themselves self-compassionately: their negative beliefs about self-compassion (i.e., that it leads to complacency, indulgence, or irresponsibility). Across three studies, the more people held these negative beliefs,...
Paper Details
Title
Beliefs About Self-Compassion: Implications for Coping and Self-Improvement
Published Date
Nov 9, 2020
Volume
47
Issue
9
Pages
1327 - 1342
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