Self-compassionate young adults show lower salivary alpha-amylase responses to repeated psychosocial stress

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15411489
AutoresJuliana G Breines (Brandeis University, autor correspondente), Christine McInnis (0000-0002-8449-4954, Brandeis University), Yuliya I Kuras (0000-0001-5388-3669, Brandeis University), Myriam V Thoma (0000-0003-4316-522X, Brandeis University), Danielle Gianferante (Brandeis University), Luke Hanlin (Brandeis University), Xuejie Chen (0000-0001-8459-2557, Brandeis University), Nicolas Rohleder (0000-0003-2602-517X, Brandeis University)
Ano2015
Volume14
Fascículo4
Páginas390-402
Data de publicação2015-02-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSelf and Identity (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15298868.2015.1005659
PMID26005394
PMCIDPMC4437533
OpenAlexW2044229920
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas37

In this study we tested the hypothesis that participants higher in dispositional self-compassion would show lower stress-induced reactivity of salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), a marker of sympathetic nervous system activation. Thirty-three healthy participants (18-34 years old) were exposed to a standardized laboratory stressor on two consecutive days. Self-compassion, self-esteem, and demographic factors were assessed by questionnaire and sAA was assessed at baseline and at 1, 10, 30, and 60 minutes following each stressor. Self-compassion was a significant negative predictor of sAA responses on both days. This relationship remained significant when controlling for self-esteem, subjective distress, age, gender, ethnicity, and Body Mass Index (BMI). These results suggest that self-compassion may serve as a protective factor against stress-induced physiological changes that have implications for health

Body mass index · Distress · Mindfulness · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Self-compassion · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol · Internal Medicine