The Relationship between Self-compassion and Other-focused Concern among College Undergraduates, Community Adults, and Practicing Meditators
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin D Neff (0000-0002-8717-8981, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author), Elizabeth Pommier (The University of Texas at Austin) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 160-176 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2011.649546 |
| OpenAlex | W2036243583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 123 |
| References cited | 48 |
The present study examined the link between self-compassion and concern for the well-being of others. Other-focused concern variables included compassion for humanity, empathetic concern, perspective taking, personal distress, altruism and forgiveness. Participants included 384 college undergraduates, 400 community adults, and 172 practicing meditators. Among all participant groups, higher levels of self-compassion were significantly linked to more perspective taking, less personal distress, and greater forgiveness. Self-compassion was linked to compassion for humanity, empathetic concern, and altruism among community adults and meditators but not college undergraduates. The strength of the association between self-compassion and other-focused concern also varied according to participant group and gender. The strongest links tended to be found among meditators, while women tended to show weaker associations than men
Altruism (biology · Association (psychology · Compassion · Distress · Empathic concern · Empathy · Forgiveness · Humanity · Mindfulness · Personal distress · Perspective (graphical · Perspective-taking · Prosocial behavior · Psychotherapist · Self-compassion · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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