Zessin Ulli, Dickhäuser Oliver, Garbade Sven
University of Mannheim, Germany.
SRH University Heidelberg, Germany.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2015 Nov;7(3):340-64. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12051. Epub 2015 Aug 26.
Self-compassion describes a positive and caring attitude of a person toward her- or himself in the face of failures and individual shortcomings. As a result of this caring attitude, individuals high in self-compassion are assumed to experience higher individual well-being. The present meta-analysis examines the relationship between self-compassion and different forms of well-being.
The authors combined k = 79 samples, with an overall sample size of N = 16,416, and analyzed the central tendencies of effect sizes (Pearson correlation coefficients) with a random-effect model.
We found an overall magnitude of the relationship between self-compassion and well-being of r = .47. The relationship was stronger for cognitive and psychological well-being compared to affective well-being. Sample characteristics and self-esteem were tested as potential moderators. In addition, a subsample of studies indicated a causal effect of self-compassion on well-being.
The results clearly highlight the importance of self-compassion for individuals' well-being. Future research should further investigate the relationship between self-compassion and the different forms of well-being, and focus on the examination of possible additional moderators.
自我同情描述的是一个人在面对失败和个人缺点时对自己持有的积极且关怀的态度。由于这种关怀态度，自我同情程度高的个体被认为会体验到更高的个人幸福感。本荟萃分析考察了自我同情与不同形式幸福感之间的关系。
作者合并了k = 79个样本，总样本量为N = 16416，并使用随机效应模型分析了效应量（皮尔逊相关系数）的中心趋势。
我们发现自我同情与幸福感之间的总体关系强度为r = 0.47。与情感幸福感相比，认知和心理幸福感方面的关系更强。对样本特征和自尊作为潜在调节因素进行了检验。此外，一个研究子样本表明自我同情对幸福感有因果效应。
结果清楚地凸显了自我同情对个体幸福感的重要性。未来的研究应进一步探究自我同情与不同形式幸福感之间的关系，并着重考察可能的其他调节因素。
