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Self-compassion in psychotherapy: Predicting change in college counseling center clients.
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- 자료유형학위논문
- 저자명Van Epps, John J
- 학회/출판사/기관명The Pennsylvania State University
- 출판년도2015
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기
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- 소개/요약College counseling centers are tasked with intervening in student personal problems in order to facilitate academic success (Sharkin, 2004). Student psychopathology, of which anxiety and depression are the two most common clinical presentations (American College Health Association, 2013; CCMH, 2014), has been shown to significantly interfere with academic performance in indirect ways (Brackney & Karabenick, 1995). Therefore, identifying factors that support healthy normal development expected in college students, yet are effective at intervening with depression and anxiety could be helpful in guiding therapists' goals in psychotherapy. Self-compassion is a mindfulness-based positive self-attitude that has been touted as an important component of psychological well-being (Neff, 2012). Although there is a significant body of research linking self-compassion to indicators of psychological well-being (Neely, Schallert, Mohammed, Roberts, & Chen, 2009; Neff, 2003a, 2011, 2012; Yarnell & Neff, 2013) and it is associated with less psychological pathology (Lockard, Hayes, Neff, & Locke, in press; MacBeth & Gumley, 2012; Neff, 2003a, 2012; Neff, Kirkpatrick, & Rude, 2007; Van Dam, Sheppard, Forsyth, & Earleywine, 2011), research has yet to determine its importance in a psychotherapeutic context. The current study evaluated whether self-compassion predicts psychotherapy change and can moderate the relationship between initial distress and change in psychotherapy. Results supported previous research suggesting self-compassion is inversely related to distress at pre-treatment. Self-compassion predicted changes on most CCAPS change scores when used as the only predictor in the model; however, when initial distress was added, the self-compassion effect size dropped below significance. Interestingly, there was a significant interaction between initial distress levels of anxiety and eating concerns on change scores; self-compassion facilitated gains in therapy for those low in initial distress, but was associated with less gains in therapy for those high in initial distress. Results are discussed relevant to the literature._x000D_
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