Authors
Kristin D Neff, Stephanie S Rude, Kristin L Kirkpatrick
Publication date
2007/8/1
Journal
Journal of research in personality
Volume
41
Issue
4
Pages
908-916
Publisher
Academic Press
Description
This study examined the relation of self-compassion to positive psychological health and the five factor model of personality. Self-compassion entails being kind toward oneself in instances of pain or failure; perceiving one’s experiences as part of the larger human experience; and holding painful thoughts and feelings in balanced awareness. Participants were 177 undergraduates (68% female, 32% male). Using a correlational design, the study found that self-compassion had a significant positive association with self-reported measures of happiness, optimism, positive affect, wisdom, personal initiative, curiosity and exploration, agreeableness, extroversion, and conscientiousness. It also had a significant negative association with negative affect and neuroticism. Self-compassion predicted significant variance in positive psychological health beyond that attributable to personality.
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KD Neff, SS Rude, KL Kirkpatrick - Journal of research in personality, 2007