Li Xinyi, Malli Melina Aikaterini, Cosco Theodore D, Zhou Guangyu
School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Dec 5;13:e60154. doi: 10.2196/60154.
Resilience can protect individuals from the negative impact of adversity, facilitating a swift recovery. The exploration of protective factors contributing to resilience has been a central focus of research. Self-compassion, a positive psychological construct that involves treating oneself with kindness, holds the potential to bolster resilience. Although several studies have indicated an association between self-compassion and resilience, there is a lack of systematic reviews and meta-analyses examining this relationship and the potential moderators and mechanisms.
This study aimed to systematically review the literature on the relationship between self-compassion and resilience in the general population, perform a meta-analysis to quantify the effect size of their association, and explore potential moderators (eg, age, gender, culture, and health status) and mediators.
We will search the Web of Science, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL, and CNKI databases for peer-reviewed studies (including observational and experimental studies) that examined the relationship between self-compassion and resilience, with no language restrictions. There are no restrictions regarding participants' age, gender, culture, or health status. Qualitative studies, conference abstracts, review articles, case reports, and editorials will be excluded. Two reviewers (XL and JH) will independently screen the literature, extract data, and assess the quality of the eligible studies. If possible, the pooled effect size between self-compassion and resilience will be meta-analyzed using a random-effect model. Meta-regression and subgroup analysis will be conducted to examine the moderating roles of age, gender, culture, health status, and other potential moderators. The characteristics and main findings of eligible studies will be summarized in tables and narrative descriptions. Results from the meta-analysis, meta-regression, and subgroup analysis will be presented quantitatively.
We registered our protocol with PROSPERO, conducted the search, and initiated the screening in April 2024. We expect to start data analysis in October 2024 and finalize the review by March 2025.
The systematic review and meta-analysis will provide evidence on the protective role of self-compassion in resilience under adversity. Our investigation into potential moderators will highlight the contexts and groups where the benefits of self-compassion can be maximized. The findings are expected to provide valuable insights for health care professionals and stakeholders, informing the development of interventions aimed at enhancing resilience by fostering self-compassion.
PROSPERO CRD42024534390; https://tinyurl.com/3j3rmcja.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/60154.
心理韧性可以保护个体免受逆境的负面影响，促进快速恢复。探索有助于心理韧性的保护因素一直是研究的核心重点。自我同情是一种积极的心理结构，涉及以友善的态度对待自己，具有增强心理韧性的潜力。尽管多项研究表明自我同情与心理韧性之间存在关联，但缺乏系统评价和荟萃分析来检验这种关系以及潜在的调节因素和机制。
本研究旨在系统评价普通人群中自我同情与心理韧性之间关系的文献，进行荟萃分析以量化它们关联的效应大小，并探索潜在的调节因素（如年龄、性别、文化和健康状况）及中介因素。
我们将在科学网、心理学文摘数据库、医学文献数据库、Scopus数据库、护理学与健康领域数据库及中国知网数据库中检索经同行评审的研究（包括观察性和实验性研究），这些研究考察了自我同情与心理韧性之间的关系，无语言限制。对参与者的年龄、性别、文化或健康状况没有限制。定性研究、会议摘要、综述文章、病例报告和社论将被排除。两名评审员（XL和JH）将独立筛选文献、提取数据并评估符合条件研究的质量。如果可能，将使用随机效应模型对自我同情与心理韧性之间的合并效应大小进行荟萃分析。将进行元回归和亚组分析以检验年龄、性别、文化、健康状况及其他潜在调节因素的调节作用。符合条件研究的特征和主要发现将在表格和叙述性描述中进行总结。荟萃分析、元回归和亚组分析的结果将以定量方式呈现。
我们已在国际前瞻性系统评价注册库（PROSPERO）登记了我们的方案，进行了检索，并于2024年4月开始筛选。我们预计在2024年10月开始数据分析，并在2025年3月完成综述。
系统评价和荟萃分析将为自我同情在逆境中心理韧性的保护作用提供证据。我们对潜在调节因素的调查将突出自我同情益处可最大化的背景和群体。研究结果有望为医疗保健专业人员和利益相关者提供有价值的见解，为旨在通过培养自我同情来增强心理韧性的干预措施的制定提供信息。
国际前瞻性系统评价注册库（PROSPERO）CRD42024534390；https://tinyurl.com/3j3rmcja。
国际注册报告识别号（IRRID）：PRR1-10.2196/60154。
