ArticleStress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress2020
Self-compassion in mindfulness-based stress reduction: An examination of prediction and mediation of intervention effects.
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- A randomised controlled trial (MindChamp) of a mindfulness-based intervention for children with ADHD and their parents.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2022Trial
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- Mindfulness, perceived social support, and suicidal ideation among Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of self-compassion.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The mediating role of perceived overqualification in the relationship between emotional labor and mindfulness among nurses in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A pilot study of a new app based on self-compassion for the prevention and promotion of mental health among Brazilian college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Addressing psychosomatic symptom distress with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in somatic symptom disorder: mediating effects of self-compassion and alexithymia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Mindfulness, cognitive fusion, and self-compassion in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disordersFrontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Mitigating Students' Anxiety: The Role of Resilience and Mindfulness Among Chinese EFL Learners.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Adapted Protocol.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Mindfulness Training Improves Quality of Life and Reduces Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among Police Officers: Results From the POLICE Study-A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
The current investigation sought to clarify mechanisms of treatment effects in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Self-compassion and mindful awareness were assessed first as dispositional influences and then as mediators of outcome in unique models. One hundred thirty individuals participating in the 8-week MBSR intervention were recruited (73.08% female, mean age = 46.97, SD = 14.07). Measures of psychosocial well-being (Brief Stress Inventory [BSI], Perceived Stress Scale-10 [PSS]), mindful awareness (Mindful Awareness and Attention Scale [MAAS]), and self-compassion (Self-Compassion Scale [SCS]) were collected at preintervention and postintervention. Regression was conducted to examine the influence of baseline MAAS and SCS on change in PSS and BSI scores. Serial multiple mediator models were conducted separately with pre/postintervention BSI and PSS values as criterion, and preintervention/postintervention MAAS and SCS values as mediators. Higher levels of baseline self-compassion were predictive of greater reductions in PSS scores (β = 0.16). Reductions in BSI scores were serially mediated by change in self-compassion both directly (MBSR → ΔSCS → ΔBSI β = 0.06) and indirectly through mindful awareness (MBSR → ΔMAAS → ΔSCS → ΔBSI β = 0.09). Results provide support for the role of self-compassion as both a predictor of treatment effect and a process through which MBSR operates. Mechanisms underlying MBSR effects appear to be unique to the outcome of interest.
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