Birmingham City University, UK.
Newcastle University, UK.
Autism. 2021 Feb;25(2):502-515. doi: 10.1177/1362361320966853. Epub 2020 Oct 26.
In this study, we asked 164 undergraduate students to complete an online questionnaire. The questionnaire measured the students' levels of autistic traits, self-compassion, and experience of anxiety and depression. We were interested in knowing if self-compassion (defined as the extension of kindness to oneself when faced with challenges) had any influence on the relationship between autistic traits and experiences of anxiety and depression. The results of the study indicated that self-compassion may be an important factor influencing the relationship between autistic traits and mental health, with higher levels of self-compassion being related to more positive mental health outcomes. Although the findings should be considered preliminary in nature, they do suggest that self-compassion could potentially be a target for clinical intervention in people with elevated autistic traits and experience anxiety and/or depression.
在这项研究中，我们要求 164 名本科生完成一份在线问卷。问卷测量了学生的自闭症特征、自我同情水平以及焦虑和抑郁的体验。我们想知道自我同情（定义为在面对挑战时对自己的善意）是否会影响自闭症特征与焦虑和抑郁体验之间的关系。研究结果表明，自我同情可能是影响自闭症特征与心理健康之间关系的一个重要因素，自我同情程度较高与更积极的心理健康结果有关。尽管这些发现本质上应被视为初步的，但它们确实表明，自我同情可能是针对自闭症特征升高且有焦虑和/或抑郁经历的人群的临床干预的一个潜在目标。
