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Stress Processing Mediates the Link Between Momentary Self-compassion and Affective Well-being

Auteurs: Christina Ewert, Cosma Frauke Antonia Hoffmann, Michela Schröder-Abé

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 9/2022

Abstract

Objectives

While the positive effects of trait self-compassion on affective well-being are widely known, within-person effects of state self-compassion and underlying mechanisms between state self-compassion and affective well-being have rarely been investigated. The current study aimed at examining whether perceived stress and healthier coping responses are mediators in the relation between momentary self-compassion and affective well-being.

Methods

A total of 213 participants completed measures of momentary self-compassion, momentary perceived stress, and engagement and disengagement coping responses, as well as affective well-being (i.e., presence of positive and absence of negative affect) via their smartphones. The ambulatory assessment design included three measurements per day (morning, afternoon, evening) for 7 days.

Results

Multilevel modeling revealed that within-persons, momentary levels of self-compassion were related to momentary levels of stress, coping responses, and affective well-being components. 1–1-1 multilevel mediation analyses were conducted and demonstrated that, at the within-person level, momentary self-compassion was related to more positive and less negative affect via perceived stress and facilitating healthy coping responses. The within-person relations of the original 1–1-1 multilevel mediation could partially be replicated in an alternative model with momentary self-compassion one occasion prior and positive affect. However, the link between self-compassion one occasion prior and negative affect was only mediated by perceived stress.

Conclusions

This work helps to understand the processes underlying the adaptive effects of momentary self-compassion on momentary affective well-being on a given occasion. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Titel: Stress Processing Mediates the Link Between Momentary Self-compassion and Affective Well-being
Auteurs: Christina Ewert
Cosma Frauke Antonia Hoffmann
Michela Schröder-Abé
Publicatiedatum: 09-08-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 9/2022
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01954-z

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