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A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between self-compassion and the psychological effects of perceived stress

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Stutts, LA; Leary, MR; Zeveney, AS; Hufnagle, AS
Published in: Self and Identity
November 2, 2018

Self-compassion is consistently associated with psychological well-being, but most research has examined their relationship at only a single point in time. This study employed a longitudinal design to investigate the relationship between baseline self-compassion, perceived stress, and psychological outcomes in college students (n = 462) when the outcomes were measured both concurrently with perceived stress and after a lag of six months. Self-compassion moderated the effects of perceived stress such that stress was less strongly related to depression, anxiety, and negative affect among participants who scored high rather than low in self-compassion. Self-compassion also moderated the effects of perceived stress on depression and anxiety prospectively after six months. Self-compassion predicted positive affect but moderated the effects of perceived stress on positive affect in only one analysis. This study suggests that high self-compassion provides emotional benefits over time, partly by weakening the link between stress and negative outcomes.

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Self and Identity

DOI

EISSN

1529-8876

ISSN

1529-8868

Publication Date

November 2, 2018

Volume

17

Issue

6

Start / End Page

609 / 626

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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Stutts, L. A., Leary, M. R., Zeveney, A. S., & Hufnagle, A. S. (2018). A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between self-compassion and the psychological effects of perceived stress. Self and Identity, 17(6), 609–626. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2017.1422537
Stutts, L. A., M. R. Leary, A. S. Zeveney, and A. S. Hufnagle. “A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between self-compassion and the psychological effects of perceived stress.” Self and Identity 17, no. 6 (November 2, 2018): 609–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2017.1422537.
Stutts LA, Leary MR, Zeveney AS, Hufnagle AS. A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between self-compassion and the psychological effects of perceived stress. Self and Identity. 2018 Nov 2;17(6):609–26.
Stutts, L. A., et al. “A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between self-compassion and the psychological effects of perceived stress.” Self and Identity, vol. 17, no. 6, Nov. 2018, pp. 609–26. Scopus, doi:10.1080/15298868.2017.1422537.
Stutts LA, Leary MR, Zeveney AS, Hufnagle AS. A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between self-compassion and the psychological effects of perceived stress. Self and Identity. 2018 Nov 2;17(6):609–626.

Published In

Self and Identity

DOI

EISSN

1529-8876

ISSN

1529-8868

Publication Date

November 2, 2018

Volume

17

Issue

6

Start / End Page

609 / 626

Related Subject Headings

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