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Self-Compassion in Recovery Following Potentially Traumatic Stress: Longitudinal Study of At-Risk Youth

Auteurs: Mordechai Zeller, Kim Yuval, Yaara Nitzan-Assayag, Amit Bernstein

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 4/2015

Abstract

Despite promising theory, empirical study of the putative protective properties of self-compassion (SC) with respect to resilience to and recovery from traumatic stress is limited. The present study tested the theorized protective role(s) of SC with respect to trauma-related psychopathology over time among an at-risk sample of adolescents (N = 64, 26 % females, M(SD) _age = 17.5(1.07) years-old, range _age = 15–19; grades 9–12) directly exposed to a potentially traumatic stressful event – the Mount Carmel Forest Fire Disaster. The longitudinal design involved three assessment time-points – within 30-days of the potentially traumatic event (T1) and then at 3- (T2) and 6-months (T3) follow-up intervals. Consistent with prediction, multi-level modeling of mediation documented the prospective protective function(s) of SC, above and beyond dispositional mindfulness, with respect to posttraumatic stress and panic symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicidality symptoms, but not well-being. The findings are discussed, theoretically, with respect to SC as a malleable protective factor for trauma-related psychopathology outcomes; and, clinically, with respect to SC as a target for future trauma-related selective-prevention and -early intervention research.

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Students belonged to multiple within-grade class units, such that only 4 possible level-3 groups (i.e., grades) may be tested. There were therefore an insufficient number of potential level-3 units to test the relative improved fit of a 3- relative to 2-level models. An insufficient number of groups at level-3 relative to parameters to be estimated results in problems with model convergence, unreliable level-3 parameter estimates, and underpowered level 3 analyses (Singer and Willett 2003; Tasca et al. 2009). Accordingly, sampling of youth was designed a priori to maximize independence of observations for a 2- rather than 3-level model.

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Titel: Self-Compassion in Recovery Following Potentially Traumatic Stress: Longitudinal Study of At-Risk Youth
Auteurs: Mordechai Zeller
Kim Yuval
Yaara Nitzan-Assayag
Amit Bernstein
Publicatiedatum: 01-05-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 4/2015
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-014-9937-y

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