ArticleThe British journal of clinical psychology2018
Mindfulness of voices, self-compassion, and secure attachment in relation to the experience of hearing voices.
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- A meta-analysis of self-compassion and attachment in adults.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Effects of Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Patients With First Episode Psychosis and in Individuals With Ultra-High Risk for Transition to Psychosis: A Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Accepting and committing to caregiving for schizophrenia-a mixed method pilot study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Self-compassion, but not compassion toward others, is associated with better physical health: A cross-sectional study.Schizophrenia research · 2023Article
- Mediators of negative content and voice-related distress in a diverse sample of clinical and non-clinical voice-hearers.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2023Article
- Mindfulness, cognitive fusion, and self-compassion in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disordersFrontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Self-Compassion and Current Close Interpersonal Relationships: A Scoping Literature Review.Mindfulness · 2021Article
- Protective Factors Associated With Post-traumatic Outcomes in Individuals With Experiences of Psychosis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for In-Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders-A Qualitative Approach.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- The Independent Relationships of Metacognition, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Insight to Self-Compassion in Schizophrenia.The Journal of nervous and mental disease · 2020Article
- A Mentalization-Informed Staging Approach to Clinical High Risk for Psychosis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesDeveloping compassion towards oneself has been linked to improvement in many areas of psychological well-being, including psychosis. Furthermore, developing a non-judgemental, accepting way of relating to voices is associated with lower levels of distress for people who hear voices. These factors have also been associated with secure attachment. This study explores associations between the constructs of mindfulness of voices, self-compassion, and distress from hearing voices and how secure attachment style related to each of these variables.
designCross-sectional online.
methodOne hundred and twenty-eight people (73% female; M
resultsResults showed that mindfulness of voices mediated the relationship between self-compassion and severity of voices, and self-compassion mediated the relationship between mindfulness of voices and severity of voices. Self-compassion and mindfulness of voices were significantly positively correlated with each other and negatively correlated with distress and severity of voices.
conclusionMindful relation to voices and self-compassion are associated with reduced distress and severity of voices, which supports the proposed potential benefits of mindful relating to voices and self-compassion as therapeutic skills for people experiencing distress by voice hearing. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Greater self-compassion and mindfulness of voices were significantly associated with less distress from voices. These findings support theory underlining compassionate mind training. Mindfulness of voices mediated the relationship between self-compassion and distress from voices, indicating a synergistic relationship between the constructs. Although the current findings do not give a direction of causation, consideration is given to the potential impact of mindful and compassionate approaches to voices.
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