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Longitudinal Impact of Self-Compassion and Psychological Flexibility on Mental Illness Recovery: The Mediating Roles of Self-Stigma and Mental Health Service Engagement

Auteurs: Kevin Ka Shing Chan, Jack Ka Chun Tsui, Alan Tsz Yin Tang

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 5/2023

Abstract

Objectives

The present study examined the longitudinal impact of self-compassion and psychological flexibility on clinical recovery and personal recovery among people with mental illness and explored the potential mechanisms underlying this impact. We hypothesized that self-compassion and psychological flexibility would be longitudinally associated with higher levels of clinical recovery and personal recovery and these longitudinal associations would be mediated by lower levels of self-stigma and disengagement from mental health services.

Method

On three occasions (i.e., T1, T2, and T3) across 2 years, 202 people with mental illness provided questionnaire data on self-compassion, psychological flexibility, self-stigma, service disengagement, clinical recovery, and personal recovery.

Results

Path analyses showed that self-compassion and psychological flexibility at T1 had significant direct effects on self-stigma and service disengagement at T2, which, in turn, had significant direct effects on clinical recovery and personal recovery at T3. Bootstrap analyses further showed that self-compassion and psychological flexibility at T1 had significant indirect effects on clinical recovery and personal recovery at T3 through self-stigma and service disengagement at T2.

Conclusions

Our findings reveal how self-compassion and psychological flexibility may enable people with mental illness to reduce self-stigma and service disengagement, which can, in turn, facilitate symptomatic remission and promote psychological wellness. These findings point to the potential utility of cultivating self-compassion and psychological flexibility in enabling people with mental illness to recover from mental health problems and live hopeful and satisfying lives.

Preregistration

This study is not preregistered.

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Titel: Longitudinal Impact of Self-Compassion and Psychological Flexibility on Mental Illness Recovery: The Mediating Roles of Self-Stigma and Mental Health Service Engagement
Auteurs: Kevin Ka Shing Chan
Jack Ka Chun Tsui
Alan Tsz Yin Tang
Publicatiedatum: 22-04-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 5/2023
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02127-2

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