Self-Compassion, Stress, and Coping
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
Nov 30, 2009
Pages:
107 - 118
Sources ID:
50541
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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People who are high in self-compassion treat themselves with kindness and concern when they experience negative events. The present article examines the construct of self-compassion from the standpoint of research on coping in an effort to understand the ways in which people who are high in self-compassion cope with stressful events. Self-compassionate people tend to rely heavily on positive cognitive restructuring but do not appear to differ from less self-compassionate people in the degree to which they cope through problem-solving and distraction. Existing evidence does not show clear differences in the degree to which people who are low vs. high in self-compassion seek support as a coping strategy, but more research is needed.