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Self-compassion, self-regulation, and health

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Terry, ML; Leary, MR
Published in: Self and Identity
July 1, 2011

Self-compassion-treating oneself with kindness, care, and concern in the face of negative life events-may promote the successful self-regulation of health-related behaviors. Self-compassion can promote self-regulation by lowering defensiveness, reducing the emotional states and self-blame that interfere with self-regulation, and increasing compliance with medical recommendations. Furthermore, because they cope better with stressful events, people high in self-compassion may be less depleted by illness and injury and, thus, have greater selfregulatory resources to devote to self-care. Framing medical problems and their treatment in ways that foster self-compassion may enhance people's ability to manage their health-related behavior and deal with medical problems. © 2011 Psychology Press.

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Self and Identity

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1529-8876

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1529-8868

Publication Date

July 1, 2011

Volume

10

Issue

3

Start / End Page

352 / 362

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1608 Sociology
 

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Terry, M. L., & Leary, M. R. (2011). Self-compassion, self-regulation, and health. Self and Identity, 10(3), 352–362. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2011.558404
Terry, M. L., and M. R. Leary. “Self-compassion, self-regulation, and health.” Self and Identity 10, no. 3 (July 1, 2011): 352–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2011.558404.
Terry ML, Leary MR. Self-compassion, self-regulation, and health. Self and Identity. 2011 Jul 1;10(3):352–62.
Terry, M. L., and M. R. Leary. “Self-compassion, self-regulation, and health.” Self and Identity, vol. 10, no. 3, July 2011, pp. 352–62. Scopus, doi:10.1080/15298868.2011.558404.
Terry ML, Leary MR. Self-compassion, self-regulation, and health. Self and Identity. 2011 Jul 1;10(3):352–362.

Published In

Self and Identity

DOI

EISSN

1529-8876

ISSN

1529-8868

Publication Date

July 1, 2011

Volume

10

Issue

3

Start / End Page

352 / 362

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1608 Sociology