Top

Gepubliceerd in:

15-09-2017 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Forgive and Let Go: Effect of Self-Compassion on Post-Event Processing in Social Anxiety

Auteurs: Rebecca A. Blackie, Nancy L. Kocovski

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 2/2018

Abstract

Post-event processing refers to negative and repetitive thinking following socially anxious situations and has been posited as a maintaining factor in social anxiety. One strategy for reducing post-event processing may be through self-compassion, which was the primary purpose of the present study. An additional aim was to examine the effect of self-compassion on willingness to engage in future social scenarios. Socially anxious undergraduates (N = 98) provided an impromptu speech and were randomly assigned to a self-compassion, rumination, or control condition. Participants completed measures of post-event processing and willingness to engage in social situations the following day. As expected, self-compassion immediately following a speech led to less post-event processing the next day, as well as greater willingness to engage in future social situations. There was also support for a mediation model illustrating the mechanisms through which self-compassion exerted its effects on these two outcomes. Taken together, these findings demonstrate the utility of self-compassion on reducing the negative and repetitive thinking that serves to maintain social anxiety and increasing willingness to partake in future social events.

vorige artikel Validation of the French Version of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) Among Samples of French and Indigenous Youth

volgende artikel Mindfulness: the Art of Being Human

Arbuckle, J. L. (2013). Amos (version 22.0) [Computer program]. Chicago: IBM-SPSS.

Arch, J. J., Warren Brown, K., Dean, D. J., Landy, L. N., Brown, K. D., & Laudenslager, M. L. (2014). Self-compassion training modulates alpha-amylase, heart rate variability, and subjective responses to social evaluative threat in women. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 42, 49–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.12.018.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Beck, A. T., Steer, R. A., & Brown, G. K. (1996). Manual for the beck depression inventory–II. San Antonio: Psychological Corporation.

Blackie, R. A., & Kocovski, N. L. (2016). Letting go of yesterday: effect of distraction on post-event processing and anticipatory anxiety in a socially anxious sample. Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 45, 60–72. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2015.1104383.CrossRef

Blackie, R. A., & Kocovski, N. L. (2017a). Examining the relationships among self-compassion, social anxiety, and post-event processing. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Blackie, R. A., & Kocovski, N. L. (2017b). Development and validation of the trait and state versions of the post-event processing inventory. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 30, 202–218. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2016.1230668.CrossRef

Brozovich, F. A., & Heimberg, R. G. (2013). Mental imagery and post-event processing in anticipation of a speech performance among socially anxious individuals. Behavior Therapy, 44, 701–716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2013.07.001.CrossRefPubMed

Clark, D. M. (2001). A cognitive perspective on social phobia. In W. R. Crozier & L. E. Alden (Eds.), International handbook of social anxiety: concepts, research and interventions relating to the self and shyness (pp. 405–430). New York: John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Clark, D. M., & Wells, A. (1995). A cognitive model of social phobia. In R. Heimberg, M. R. Liebowitz, D. A. Hope, & F. R. Schneier (Eds.), Social phobia: diagnosis, assessment and treatment (pp. 69–93). New York: Guilford Press.

Connor, K. M., Davidson, J. R. T., Churchill, L. E., Sherwood, A., Weisler, R. H., & Foa, E. (2000). Psychometric properties of the social phobia inventory (SPIN). British Journal of Psychiatry, 176, 379–386. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.176.4.379.CrossRefPubMed

Harwood, E. M., & Kocovski, N. L. (2017). Self-compassion induction reduces anticipatory anxiety among socially anxious students. Mindfulness. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0721-2.

Heatherton, T. F., & Polivy, J. (1991). Development and validation of a scale for measuring state self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60, 895–910. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.60.6.895.CrossRef

Holzman, J. B., & Valentiner, D. P. (2016). Self-focused attention affects subsequent processing of positive (but not negative) performance appraisals. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 50, 295–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.10.008.CrossRefPubMed

Kashdan, T. B., & Roberts, J. E. (2007). Social anxiety, depressive symptoms, and post-event rumination: affective consequences and social contextual influences. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 284–301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.05.009.CrossRefPubMed

Kocovski, N. L., MacKenzie, M. B., & Rector, N. A. (2011). Rumination and distraction periods immediately following a speech task: effect on post-event processing in social anxiety. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 40, 45–56.CrossRefPubMed

Leary, M. R., Tate, E. B., Adams, C. E., Allen, A. B., & Hancock, J. (2007). Self-compassion and reactions to unpleasant self-relevant events: the implications of treating oneself kindly. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 887–904. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.5.887.CrossRefPubMed

Mattick, R. P., & Clarke, J. C. (1998). Development and validation of measures of social phobia scrutiny fear and social interaction anxiety. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 36, 455–470. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(97)10031-6.CrossRefPubMed

McCroskey, J. C. (1992). Reliability and validity of the willingness to communicate scale. Communication Quarterly, 40, 16–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463379209369817.CrossRef

Mongrain, M., Chin, J. M., & Shapira, L. B. (2011). Practicing compassion increases happiness and self-esteem. Journal of Happiness Studies, 12, 963–981. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-010-9239-1.CrossRef

Neff, K. D. (2003a). Self-compassion: an alternative conceptualization of a healthy attitude toward oneself. Self and Identity, 2, 85–101. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298860390129863.CrossRef

Neff, K. D. (2003b). Development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion. Self and Identity, 2, 223–250. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298860390209035.CrossRef

Neff, K. D., & Dahm, K. A. (2015). Self-compassion: what it is, what it does, and how it relates to mindfulness. In B. D. Ostafin, M. D. Robinson, & B. P. Meier (Eds.), Handbook of mindfulness and self-regulation (pp. 121–137). New York: Springer.CrossRef

Neff, K. D., & Vonk, R. (2009). Self-compassion versus global self-esteem: two different ways of relating to oneself. Journal of Personality, 77, 23–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00537.x.CrossRefPubMed

Neff, K. D., Hsieh, Y. P., & Dejitterat, K. (2005). Self-compassion, achievement goals, and coping with academic failure. Self and Identity, 4, 263–287. https://doi.org/10.1080/ 13576500444000317.CrossRef

Odou, N., & Brinker, J. (2015). Self-compassion, a better alternative to rumination than distraction as a response to negative mood. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 10, 447–457. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2014.967800.CrossRef

Raes, F. (2010). Rumination and worry as mediators of the relationship between self-compassion and depression and anxiety. Personality and Individual Differences, 48, 757–761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.01.023.CrossRef

Raes, F., Pommier, E., Neff, K. D., & Van Gucht, D. (2011). Construct and factorial validation of a short form of the self-compassion scale. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 18, 250–255. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.702.CrossRefPubMed

Rapee, R. M., & Heimberg, R. G. (1997). A cognitive-behavioral model of anxiety in social phobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 35, 741–756. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(97)00022-3.CrossRefPubMed

Rapee, R. M., & Lim, L. (1992). Discrepancy between self- and observer ratings of performance in social phobics. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 101, 728–731. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.101.4.728.CrossRefPubMed

Robins, R., Hendin, H., & Trzesniewski, K. (2001). Measure global self-esteem: construct validation of a single-item measure and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 151–161. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167201272002.CrossRef

Rosenberg, M. (1965). Society and the adolescent self-image. Princeton: Princeton University Press.CrossRef

Watson, D., Clark, L. A., & Tellegen, A. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: the PANAS scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 1063–1070. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1063.CrossRefPubMed

Wolpe, J. (1969). The practice of behavior therapy. New York: Pergamon Press.

Titel: Forgive and Let Go: Effect of Self-Compassion on Post-Event Processing in Social Anxiety
Auteurs: Rebecca A. Blackie
Nancy L. Kocovski
Publicatiedatum: 15-09-2017
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0808-9

Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

Deel dit onderdeel of sectie (kopieer de link)

Abstract

Log in om toegang te krijgen

Andere artikelen Uitgave 2/2018

An Investigation of the Factor Structure of the Self-Compassion Scale

A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Interventions that Aim to Increase Self-Compassion on Nutrition Habits, Eating Behaviours, Body Weight and Body Image

Validation of the French Version of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) Among Samples of French and Indigenous Youth

The Association Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Management Self-Efficacy Among Early Childhood Education Managers in Head Start

Improvements in Critical Thinking Performance Following Mindfulness Meditation Depend on Thinking Dispositions

How Is Stress Reduced by a Workplace Mindfulness Intervention? A Qualitative Study Conceptualising Experiences of Change