What Works for Me May Not Work for You: Predicting Self-Compassionate Responding Using an Interactionist Approach
| dc.contributor.author | Waring, Sydney Vail | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-22T16:54:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-12-21T05:50:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-08-22 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: Self-compassion has both trait and state-like properties (Kelly & Stephen, 2016), yet little research has investigated how dispositional and contextual factors interact to influence someone’s ability to be self-compassionate in a given moment. One contextual factor known to influence self-compassion is how “shared” or common one’s problems seem to be (i.e., common humanity; Leary, Tate, Adams, Allen, & Hancock, 2007). The current study investigated whether contextual cues of common humanity moderated the effects of trait self-compassion and self-criticism on state self-compassion following a negative self-relevant event. Method: One-hundred-and-two undergraduates (89 females) completed a trait measure of self-criticism and self-compassion; underwent an induced negative self-relevant event and manipulation; and then completed the State Self-Compassion Scale, the State Shame Scale, and a measure of state affect. Following the negative event, participants received a contextual cue that led them to believe that a peer had experienced a similar event (Common Humanity condition) or had not (Alone condition). Results: Condition moderated the effects of both trait self-compassion and self-criticism on state self-compassion. Higher trait self-compassion was a stronger predictor of adaptive responses to the negative event (i.e., higher state self-compassion, higher positive affect, and lower shame) in the Common Humanity condition than in the Alone condition. However, higher trait self-criticism was related to more maladaptive responses (e.g., lower state self-compassion and positive affect) in the Common Humanity condition compared to the Alone condition. Discussion: The current study supported the importance of applying an interactionist perspective to the study of self-compassion and self-criticism and results suggest that interpersonal contexts that may facilitate self-compassionate responding for self-compassionate individuals, could in fact thwart self-compassion for those who are more self-critical. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13637 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.pending | false | |
| dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
| dc.subject | self-compassion | en |
| dc.subject | self-criticism | en |
| dc.subject | interactionism | en |
| dc.subject | interpersonal context | en |
| dc.subject | common humanity | en |
| dc.subject | shame | en |
| dc.title | What Works for Me May Not Work for You: Predicting Self-Compassionate Responding Using an Interactionist Approach | en |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
| uws-etd.degree | Master of Arts | en |
| uws-etd.degree.department | Psychology | en |
| uws-etd.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
| uws-etd.degree.grantor | University of Waterloo | en |
| uws-etd.embargo.terms | 4 months | en |
| uws.contributor.advisor | Kelly, Allison | |
| uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Arts | en |
| uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
| uws.published.city | Waterloo | en |
| uws.published.country | Canada | en |
| uws.published.province | Ontario | en |
| uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |
| uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |