How does self-compassion help people adjust to chronic skin conditions? A template analysis study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Skin conditions can greatly impact people's lives, but greater understanding of the processes involved in positive adjustment is required. Self-compassion has strong links to wellbeing and adaptive functioning and therefore may play an important role in adjustment to skin conditions.

Design

Template analysis was used to explore how self-compassion operates in people living with skin conditions, with reference to existing theories of self-compassion.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with highly self-compassionate people with chronic skin conditions (N = 10). Theoretical models of self-compassion were used in the development of the initial template and interview schedule. Participants were purposively selected on the basis of having hi

SUBMITTER: Clarke EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9606614 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature