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Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Functional Disability in U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Dahm, K. A.,Meyer, E. C.,Neff, K. D.,Kimbrel, N. A.,Gulliver, S. B.,Morissette, S. B.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
  • 출판년도2015
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS
  • 발행사항Vol.28No.5[2015]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0894-9867
  • 소개/요약Mindfulness and self-compassion are overlapping but distinct constructs that characterize how people relate to emotional distress. Both are associated with PTSD and may be related to functional disability. While self-compassion includes mindful awareness of emotional distress, it is a broader construct that also includes being kind and supportive to oneself and viewing suffering as part of the shared human experience – a powerful way of dealing with distressing situations. We examined the associations of mindfulness and self-compassion with PTSD symptom severity and functional disability in 115 trauma-exposed Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans. Mindfulness and self-compassion were each uniquely, negatively associated with PTSD symptom severity. After accounting for mindfulness, self-compassion accounted for unique variance in PTSD symptom severity (f2 = .25; medium ES). After accounting for PTSD symptom severity, mindfulness and self-compassion were each uniquely negatively associated with functional disability. The combined association of mindfulness and self-compassion with disability over and above PTSD was large (f2 = .41). After accounting for mindfulness, self-compassion accounted for unique variance in disability (f2 = .13; small ES). These findings suggest that interventions aimed at increasing mindfulness and self-compassion could potentially decrease functional disability in returning veterans with PTSD symptoms.