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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2025

Self-compassion modulates autonomic and psychological responses to stress among adults with generalized anxiety disorders.

Lijun Sun, Xuejun Qi, Xi Luo, Ying Wang, Xianwei Che, Yonghui Shen

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Lijun Sun *Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xuejun Qi *Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xi LuoSchool of Nursing, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Ying WangCentre for Cognition and Brain Disorders, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Xianwei CheCentre for Cognition and Brain Disorders, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Yonghui ShenAffiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Background: Self-compassion is associated with emotional well-being, yet its benefits in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients remain unclear. This study investigated the impact of self-compassion on emotional and physiological stress responses in individuals diagnosed with GAD. Methods: Seventy-seven GAD patients were categorized into high (n = 39) and low (n = 38) self-compassion groups using the Self-Compassion Scale. Electrocardiograms were recorded during a stress-inducing task, in which negative feedback was provided on personal intelligence and career development. Participants reported state anxiety and perceived stress pre- and post-task. Results: When exposed to a stressor, individuals with higher self-compassion had lower heart rates ( Conclusion: These results highlight the role of self-compassion in managing psychological and physiological responses to stress in GAD patients and indicate the potential of self-compassion interventions in GAD treatments.

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GADgeneralized anxiety disorderheart rate variabilityself-compassionstress

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PMCPMC11949995

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