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Making Friends with Yourself: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study of a Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Adolescents

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Bluth, Karen, Gaylord, Susan A., Campo, Rebecca A., Mullarkey, Michael C., Hobbs, Lorraine·2016·Mindfulness
DOI 10.1007/s12671-015-0476-6PMC PMC4838201
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The aims of this mixed-method pilot study were to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary psychosocial outcomes of "Making Friends with Yourself: A Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Teens" (MFY), an adaptation of the adult Mindful Self-Compassion program. Thirty-four students age 14-17 enrolled in this waitlist controlled crossover study. Participants were randomized to either the waitlist or intervention group and administered online surveys at baseline, after the first cohort participated in the intervention, and after the waitlist crossovers participated in the intervention. Attendance and retention data were collected to determine feasibility, and audiorecordings of the 6-week class were analyzed to determine acceptability of the program. Findings indicated that MFY is a feasible and acceptable program for adolescents. Compared to the waitlist control, the intervention group had significantly greater self-compassion and life satisfaction and significantly lower depression than the waitlist control, with trends for greater mindfulness, greater social connectedness and lower anxiety. When waitlist crossovers results were combined with that of the first intervention group, findings indicated significantly greater mindfulness and self-compassion, and significantly less anxiety, depression, perceived stress and negative affect post-intervention. Additionally, regression results demonstrated that self-compassion and mindfulness predicted decreases in anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and increases in life satisfaction post-intervention. MFY shows promise as a program to increase psychosocial wellbeing in adolescents through increasing mindfulness and self-compassion. Further testing is needed to substantiate the findings.

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Authors
Bluth, K., Gaylord, S. A., Campo, R. A., Mullarkey, M. C., & Hobbs, L.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author
Bluth, Karen
ORCID
Venue
Mindfulness
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2015-12-19
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
479-492
ISSN
  • 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
  • 1868-8535
DOI
10.1007/s12671-015-0476-6
PMC
PMC4838201
OpenAlex
W2213554443
Cited by
253
References
62
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FWCI
17.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Mindfulness (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
University of North Carolina
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Keywords
mindful self-compassion, adolescents, self-compassion, depression, anxiety, perceived stress, life satisfaction, social connectedness, psychosocial well-being, program feasibility, program acceptability, intervention adaptation

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