Browsing Waterloo Research by Subject "self-compassion"
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Fear of compassion is associated with treatment ambivalence and negative expectations for treatment in people with anxiety
(British Psychological Society, 2021-06-12)Objectives. Fears of compassion are hypothesized to be associated with treatment attitudes, but this relationship has not yet been explored. Methods. Measures of fear of compassion and treatment expectations and ambivalence ... -
Practicing self-compassion weakens the relationship between fear of receiving compassion and the desire to conceal negative experiences from others
(Springer, 2018-04)Disclosure of personal distress is linked to important inter- and intrapersonal benefits. However, people who tend to view self-disclosure as being risky are likely to conceal their feelings and forgo opportunities to ... -
Scared of compassion: Fear of compassion in anxiety, mood, and non-clinical groups
(British Psychological Society, 2020-05-04)Objectives. Fear of receiving compassion from others, expressing compassion to others, and being compassionate towards oneself have been identified as potentially important factors in the persistence of depression, stress ...