Effects of a Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention on Emotion Regulation in Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emotion regulation (ER) is essential for psychological functioning and daily life. Deficits in ER are associated with various psychiatric disorders and are important targets for therapeutic interventions. Self-compassion, the practice of responding to one's own suffering with kindness, has been proposed to support adaptive ER. This study examined changes during a 6-week psychiatric inpatient rehabilitation program to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness- and self-compassion-based intervention on ER.

Methods

In a randomized controlled trial, 168 psychiatric inpatients were allocated to either a Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) intervention group (n = 95) or an active control group receiving Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR; n = 73). Participants completed assessm

SUBMITTER: Andorfer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12707897 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature