Objectives

Self-compassion, a positive and caring attitude toward oneself, has been identified as an important correlate of coping in stressful situations. High self-compassion is related to higher use of adaptive and less maladaptive coping in demanding or painful situations. However, estimates of these relations in terms of specific adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies have remained inconclusive. Therefore, the present meta-analysis investigates the relation between self-compassion and different forms of adaptive and maladaptive coping. It also takes into account potential moderators such as age, gender, and regional background.

Methods

A systematic literature search resulted in k = 136 samples with an overall sample size of N = 38,913. Random-effects models were used to integrate the z-transformed Pearson correlation coefficients.

Results

Analyses yielded a positive correlation between self-compassion and adaptive coping (r = .306) and a negative correlation between self-compassion and maladaptive coping (r = − .500). The association of self-compassion with emotional approach coping was positive (r = .340), as was the association with problem-focused coping (r = .205). Participants’ age appeared to be a significant moderator of the relation between self-compassion and coping.

Conclusions

Self-compassion is important for understanding the mechanisms involved in coping with stress and demanding life events. The size and direction of correlations depend on the coping strategies considered, with protective effects of self-compassion with respect to maladaptive coping being the most pronounced. Further research should examine the relation between self-compassion and coping in more detail and focus on additional moderators.

Trial Registration

The registration identifier is CRD42018104926.

中文翻译：

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自我同情和应对：荟萃分析

目标

自我同情是一种对自己的积极和关怀的态度，被认为是应对压力大环境的重要因素。高自我同情心与在苛刻或痛苦的情况下更多使用适应性和适应不良的应对方法有关。然而，就具体的适应性和适应不良的应对策略而言，对这些关系的估计尚无定论。因此，本荟萃分析探讨了自我同情与不同形式的适应和适应不良应对之间的关​​系。它还考虑了潜在的主持人，例如年龄，性别和地区背景。

方法

系统的文献检索得出k  = 136个样本，总样本大小为N =  38,913。使用随机效应模型对z变换的Pearson相关系数进行积分。

结果

分析得出自我同情与适应性应对之间呈正相关（r  = .306），自我同情与适应不良应对之间呈负相关（r  =-.500）。自我同情与情感方法应对之间的关​​联为正（r  = .340），与以问题为中心的应对相关（r  = .205）。参与者的年龄似乎是自我同情与应对之间关系的重要调节者。

结论

自我同情对理解应对压力和生活要求高的机制非常重要。相关性的大小和方向取决于所考虑的应对策略，其中自我同情对适应不良的应对的保护作用最为明显。进一步的研究应更详细地研究自我同情与应对之间的关​​系，并将重点放在其他主持人上。

试用注册

注册标识符为CRD42018104926。