Brief report: Self-compassion, physical health and the mediating role of health-promoting behaviours.
Journal article
Authors | Dunne S, Sheffield D and Chilcot J |
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Abstract | To test the hypothesis that self-compassion predicts better physical health and that this is partially mediated through health-promoting behaviours, 147 adults completed self-report measures of self-compassion, health-promoting behaviours and physical health. Self-compassion and health-promoting behaviours were negatively associated with physical symptom scores. Self-compassion was positively associated with health-promoting behaviours. A bootstrapped mediation model confirmed a significant direct effect of self-compassion on physical health through health-promoting behaviours (R(2) = 0.13, b = -8.98, p = 0.015), which was partially mediated through health-promoting behaviours (R(2) = 0.06, b = -3.16, 95 per cent confidence interval [-6.78, -0.86]). Findings underscore the potential health-promoting benefits of self-compassion. |
Keywords | Self-compassion; Health behaviour |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
ISSN | 1359-1053 |
1461-7277 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316643377 |
Web address (URL) | http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27121978 |
Publication dates | Apr 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 11 Jul 2016, 13:36 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Journal of Health Psychology |
Contributors | University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93074/brief-report-self-compassion-physical-health-and-the-mediating-role-of-health-promoting-behaviours
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