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Self-Compassion and Physical Pain: An Examination of Self-Compassion Focused Meditation as a Coping Strategy for Acute Pain
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- 저자명Wesley Ellen Gregory
- 학회/출판사/기관명Adelphi University
- 출판년도2022
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Doctor of Philosophy
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- 소개/요약Research has suggested that mindfulness-based interventions, such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), are an effective intervention for chronic pain. While research on the effect of brief-mindfulness meditations on acute pain remains limited, initial studies have indicated promising results. However, the literature has not yet explored the potential role of proposed mechanisms of mindfulness-based therapies in pain perception, such as self-compassion and acceptance. Given the relationship between self-compassion and various aspects of pain experience (e.g., pain anxiety, catastrophizing), a brief self-compassion meditation may serve as an effective mechanism for coping with pain. The present study aims to clarify the roles of self-compassion and decentering in pain tolerance through examining the effects of a brief self-compassion training on pain perception as compared to a brief mindfulness induction and a distraction condition. 51 Adelphi students aged 18 – 23 were recruited via Adelphi’s SONA platform. All participants completed a base line assessment of pain before completing questionnaires assessing for state decentering (Experiences Questionnaire; Fresco et al., 2007), and state self-compassion (Self-Compassion Scale; Neff, 2003). Participants were then randomly assigned to complete either a mindfulness meditation (n = 10), self-compassion meditation (n = 25), or a distraction exercise (n = 16) Following this all participants completed follow questionnaires and a final pain assessment. Results indicated that all participants, regardless of condition, experienced an increase in state decentering and self-compassion. Contrary to predictions, no group differences were found for changes in pain-tolerance or intensity and no relationships were found between pain variables and state self-compassion and state decentering. Overall, results of the current study lend support to the efficacy of brief, guided, self-compassion and mindfulness meditations.
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