Clarifying the Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Mindfulness: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Self-compassion entails relating to one's negative experiences with awareness, acceptance, and kindness, and it is associated with greater well-being. The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) includes mindfulness, which is theorized as a necessary precursor to a self-compassionate response. The present study examined associations of the SCS and its subscales with mindfulness and decentering at baseline and in daily life to clarify the measure's construct validity. We also tested whether self-compassion moderates the association between mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being in daily life during occasions of increased negative affect.

Method

The sample of 172 community adults completed the SCS at baseline and a 7-day ecological momentary assessment. The SCS's construct valid

SUBMITTER: Biehler KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9053746 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature