The Relationships Between Psychological Flexibility, Self-Compassion, and Emotional Well-Being

Marshall, E-J; Brockman, RN

The Relationships Between Psychological Flexibility, Self-Compassion, and Emotional Well-Being

Marshall, E-J Brockman, RN

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Publisher:: Springer Publishing Company
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2016, 30 (1), pp. 60 - 72
Issue Date:: 2016

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dc.contributor.author	Marshall, E-J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brockman, RN	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2016, 30 (1), pp. 60 - 72	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0889-8391	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/89341
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>Despite theoretical overlap between self-compassion and psychological flexibility, empirical links between these constructs is limited. This study examined the relationships between psychological flexibility, self-compassion, and emotional well-being to add to the literature on understanding the importance of self-compassion as a possible contributor to mental health, adding support to continuing development of compassion-based therapies. Relationships among these constructs were explored using survey data from a sample of 144 university psychology students (110 females and 34 males, aged 17–60 years). Self-compassion was significantly correlated with psychological flexibility processes, including mindful acceptance, defusion, and emotional well-being. Regression analyses indicated that self-compassion predicts significant unique variance above and beyond psychological flexibility across various indices of emotional well-being. These findings support the association between psychological flexibility, self-compassion, and emotional well-being, with implications for 3rd-wave models of therapy, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion-based approaches. Therapies incorporating compassion processes may potentially lead to improved treatment outcomes.</jats:p>	en_US
dc.language	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer Publishing Company	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1891/0889-8391.30.1.60	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Psychology	en_US
dc.title	The Relationships Between Psychological Flexibility, Self-Compassion, and Emotional Well-Being	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Despite theoretical overlap between self-compassion and psychological flexibility, empirical links between these constructs is limited. This study examined the relationships between psychological flexibility, self-compassion, and emotional well-being to add to the literature on understanding the importance of self-compassion as a possible contributor to mental health, adding support to continuing development of compassion-based therapies. Relationships among these constructs were explored using survey data from a sample of 144 university psychology students (110 females and 34 males, aged 17–60 years). Self-compassion was significantly correlated with psychological flexibility processes, including mindful acceptance, defusion, and emotional well-being. Regression analyses indicated that self-compassion predicts significant unique variance above and beyond psychological flexibility across various indices of emotional well-being. These findings support the association between psychological flexibility, self-compassion, and emotional well-being, with implications for 3rd-wave models of therapy, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion-based approaches. Therapies incorporating compassion processes may potentially lead to improved treatment outcomes.

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