Self-compassion, affect, and health-promoting behaviors.

Sirois, Fuschia M.; Kitner, Ryan; Hirsch, Jameson K.

doi:10.1037/hea0000158

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Self-compassion, affect, and health-promoting behaviors.

Sirois, Fuschia M., Kitner, Ryan, Hirsch, Jameson K.·2015·Health Psychology

DOI 10.1037/hea0000158

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OBJECTIVE: Emerging theory and research suggest that self-compassion promotes the practice of health behaviors, and implicates self-regulation as an explanatory factor. However, previous investigations focused only on behavior intentions or health risk behaviors, and did not investigate the role of emotions. This study expands on this research using a small-scale meta-analysis approach with our own data sets to examine the associations of self-compassion with a set of health-promoting behaviors, and test the roles of high positive affect and low negative affect as potential explanatory mechanisms. METHOD: Fifteen independent samples (N = 3,252) with correlations of self-compassion with the frequency of self-reported health-promoting behaviors (eating habits, exercise, sleep behaviors, and stress management) were meta-analyzed. Eight of these samples completed measures of positive and negative affect. RESULTS: Self-compassion was positively associated with the practice of health-promoting behaviors across all 15 samples. The meta-analysis revealed a small effect size (average r = .25; p < .001) of self-compassion and health behaviors, with low variability. Tests of the indirect effects of self-compassion on health behaviors through positive and negative affect with multiple mediator analyses revealed small effects for each. Separate meta-analyses of the indirect effects (IE) were significant for positive (average IE = .08; p < .001) and negative affect (average IE = .06; p < .001), and their combined indirect effects (average IE = .15; p < .0001). CONCLUSION: Self-compassion may be an important quality to cultivate for promoting positive health behaviors, due in part to its association with adaptive emotions.

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Authors: Sirois, F. M., Kitner, R., & Hirsch, J. K.
Affiliations: Bishop's University (CA)
East Tennessee State University (US)
ORCID: Sirois, Fuschia M.
Hirsch, Jameson K.
Venue: Health Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2015-06
Volume: 34
Issue: 6
Pages: 661-669
ISSN: 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
1930-7810
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000158
OpenAlex: W2057515707
Cited by: 357
References: 42
Citations by year: 2026: 30 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 54 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 35 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 8
FWCI: 13.02
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Digital Commons - East Tennessee State University (East Tennessee State University) (submittedVersion)
White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (410-2005-0094)
Bishop’s University Senate Research Committee
Sponsor name not included
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Wellbeing Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords: self-compassion, positive affect, negative affect, health-promoting behaviors, self-regulation, dietary habits, physical activity, sleep behavior, stress management, adaptive emotions, mediation
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Emotions, Empathy, Female, Humans, Male, Psychotherapy, Self Concept, Health Behavior, Exercise, Risk Reduction Behavior, Young Adult, Self Report

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