Self-Compassion during COVID-19 in Non-WEIRD Countries: A Narrative Review
Journal article
Authors | Yasuhiro Kotera, Ann Kirkman, Julie Beaumont, Magdalena A. Komorowska, Elizabeth Such, Yudai Kaneda and Annabel Rushforth |
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Abstract | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted people’s mental health negatively worldwide, including in non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic) countries. Self-compassion, kindness and understanding towards oneself in difficult times have received increasing attention in the field of mental health. Self-compassion is strongly associated with good mental health in various populations. This narrative review aimed to synthesise the evidence on self-compassion and mental health in non-WEIRD countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. MEDLINE and PsycINFO were searched for empirical studies. Self-compassion was consistently associated with positive mental health in non-WEIRD countries too. However, how, and to what degree, each component of self-compassion impacts mental health remains to be evaluated across different cultures. Future research such as multi-national intervention studies, or component network meta-analysis, is needed to advance our understanding of how self-compassion improves mental health in different populations. |
Keywords | narrative review; self-compassion ; mental health ; COVID-19 |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Healthcare |
Journal citation | 11 (14), pp. 1-12 |
Publisher | MDPI |
ISSN | 2227-9032 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142016 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142016 |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | 13 Jul 2023 |
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Deposited | 23 Aug 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q03qx/self-compassion-during-covid-19-in-non-weird-countries-a-narrative-review
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