Although evidence suggests self-compassion can serve as an important predictor of positive mental health, few studies have examined the contribution of self-compassion to mental health.
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Although evidence suggests self-compassion can serve as an important predictor of positive mental health, few studies have examined the contribution of self-compassion to mental health.
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- Work‐Stressors and Depression and Anxiety—A Longitudinal Study of the Moderating Role of Self‐Compassion (2025) · doi
Furthermore, while cross-sectional studies offer increasing support for this moderation effect of self-compassion, few studies have examined this in longitudinal designs which may provide more robust insight into the role of self-compassion on the relation between work stress experiences and symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Keywords: self compassion cross sectional offer increasing support moderation effect examined longitudinal designs provide robust insight - Contribution of self‐compassion to positive mental health among Korean university students (2018) · doi
Although evidence suggests self-compassion can serve as an important predictor of positive mental health, few studies have examined the contribution of self-compassion to mental health.
Keywords: self compassion mental health evidence suggests serve important predictor positive examined contribution - The role of self-compassion in adults with dyslexia (2025) · doi
Self-compassion was related to the other measures and was found to mediate the association of anxiety with self-esteem and self-efficacy, which has not been reported before in adults with dyslexia.
Keywords: self compassion related measures found mediate association anxiety esteem efficacy reported adults dyslexia
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