Self-compassion has been shown to be protective against stress. Whether its stress buffering effect differs between cancer caregivers and non-caregivers is unknown. This study examined the moderating effect of self-compassion among cancer caregivers relative to non-caregivers by recruiting cancer caregivers from the hospital and a community sample matching on sex and age. Participants completed a questionnaire which comprised the self-reported anxiety (STAI-6) and self-compassion (SCS-SF) measures, and administered cortisol sample collections with Salivette tubes at home. Whereas caregivers experienced higher diurnal cortisol level, the differential protective effects of self-compassion were only present against anxiety symptoms but not physiological stress.

自我同情已被证明可以防止压力。癌症护理人员和非护理人员之间的压力缓冲作用是否不同尚不清楚。本研究通过从医院招募癌症护理人员并在性别和年龄上进行社区样本匹配，检验了癌症护理人员相对于非护理人员自我同情的调节作用。参与者完成了一份问卷，其中包括自我报告的焦虑 (STAI-6) 和自我同情 (SCS-SF) 措施，并在家中使用 Salivette 管收集皮质醇样本。虽然照顾者的昼夜皮质醇水平较高，但自我同情的不同保护作用只存在于焦虑症状，而不是生理压力。