Protection or Vulnerability? A Meta‐Analysis of the Relations Between the Positive and Negative Components of Self‐Compassion and Psychopathology

Self‐compassion is increasingly explored as a protective factor in relation to psychopathology. The Self‐Compassion Scale (SCS) and its Short Form variant (SCS‐SF) are the most widely used instruments for measuring this psychological construct, and previous studies have indeed shown that the tota…