Effects of a brief online self-compassion training on perfectionism, self-criticism, and social anxiety: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effects of a brief online self-compassion training (SCT) on self-compassion, self-criticism, perfectionism, social anxiety, and psychological health in comparison to a generic stress-reduction training (SRT). Both training courses consisted of six brief, format-matched, unsupervised, online sessions with various exercises, and took place in a self-paced manner over 2 to 4 weeks. We collected self-report data on self-compassion, self-criticism, perfectionism, social anxiety, and psychological health. Participants were 200 healthy adults (85.5 % female, M _age = 30 years), randomly allocated to the SCT or the SRT. In pre-post comparison, effect sizes for the SCT were moderate for self-compassion (dz = 0.49, 95 % CI [0.26,

SUBMITTER: Borgdorf KSA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862144 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature