Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
Abstract
The
Christian
commandment
to
"love
your
neighbor
as
yourself"
underscores
the
importance
of
extending
love,
compassion,
and
empathy
oneself
others.
However,
little
is
understood
regarding
prevalence
disparities
in
direction
compassion
flow
within
general
population
its
association
with
mental
health.
This
study
aims
assess
self-compassion
for
others
explore
model
depicting
relationship
between
flows
depression
intensity,
dimensions
hypothesized
mediate
this
relationship.
A
representative
sample
604
adult
Poles
was
recruited
study.
Participants
completed
questionnaires
assessing
self-compassion,
others,
empathy,
depression.
Structural
equation
modeling
(SEM)
employed
analyze
relationships
variables.Most
participants
(60.6%)
exhibited
greater
than
themselves
(27.6%),
while
11.8%
reported
equal
levels
self-
other-compassion.
SEM
revealed
that
a
stronger,
negative
depression,
both
directly
through
mediation
personal
distress.
Conversely,
showed
positive
distress
weaker
empathic
concern.
Overall,
individuals
tend
demonstrate
toward
themselves,
potentially
contributing
elevated
These
findings
suggest
serves
protective
factor
against
whereas
may
have
mixed
effects,
contingent
on
Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: Dec. 22, 2024
While
previous
studies
have
examined
the
independent
effect
of
self-compassion
or
compassion
for
others
on
well-being,
present
study
how
may
interact
with
in
predicting
well-being.
Two
were
conducted.
In
Study
1,
457
participants
completed
assessments
at
baseline
and
229
retained
assessment
4-month
follow-up.
Results
showed
that
predicted
higher
levels
subsequent
well-being
when
was
moderate
high.
2
recruited
147
they
assigned
to
either
condition
control
condition.
who
practiced
1
week
more
reduction
negative
affect
than
Findings
effects
self
one's
be
contingent
others.
