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A Close Examination of the Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Depressive Symptoms

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López, Angélica, Sanderman, Robbert, Schroevers, Maya J.·2018·Mindfulness

DOI 10.1007/s12671-018-0891-6PMC PMC6153895

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Self-compassion has shown to be beneficial for individuals’ wellbeing; in particular, it has been associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms. The purpose of this study was to further explore the association between self-compassion, as measured by the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), and depressive symptoms, in a large representative sample of community adults ( n = 734, Mean age = 55.7, SD = 15.2). We examined the association of depressive symptoms with the SCS total score, the SCS six subscales (i.e., self-kindness, common humanity, mindfulness, self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification), and the SCS positive and negative items (referred to as self-compassion and self-coldness, respectively). In addition, we explored the predictive ability of self-compassion, self-coldness, and the SCS six subscales on depressive symptoms both cross-sectionally and over a 1-year period of time. Finally, we sought to test the moderating role of self-compassion on the association between self-coldness and depressive symptoms. Results showed that the SCS negative items and subscales were more strongly related to depressive symptoms than the SCS positive items and subscales. Accordingly, self-coldness was a stronger predictor of depressive symptoms, cross-sectionally and over a 1-year timeframe, when compared with self-compassion. Particularly, the feeling of being isolated was shown to be strongly associated with depressive symptoms. We did not find substantial evidence for a moderating role of self-compassion on the association between self-coldness and depressive symptoms. Future research needs to determine the added value of assessing self-coldness and whether or not it is an essential part of self-compassion.

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Authors: López, A., Sanderman, R., & Schroevers, M. J.
Affiliations: University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
Corresponding author: López, Angélica
ORCID: López, Angélica
Sanderman, Robbert
Schroevers, Maya J.
Venue: Mindfulness
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-01-29
Volume: 9
Issue: 5
Pages: 1470-1478
ISSN: 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
1868-8535
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-018-0891-6
PMC: PMC6153895
OpenAlex: W2793550828
Cited by: 103
References: 46
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 6
FWCI: 9.69
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
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Funders: University Medical Center Groningen
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords: self-compassion, depressive symptoms, self-coldness, Self-Compassion Scale, self-kindness, common humanity, self-judgment, isolation, over-identification, community-dwelling adults, longitudinal prediction, moderating effect

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