ABSTRACT

There is a limited research on the effects of self-care, specifically the importance of taking time to reflect on one’s self-care habits. Healthy undergraduate students (N = 95) were assigned to either a self-care intervention or passive control condition. The intervention group (N = 52) was prompted daily via email with questions about self-care habits and plans over three weeks, whereas the control group (N = 43) only completed baseline and post-assessments. Primary outcome variables included subjective happiness, positive and negative affect, and stress. Explanatory variables included mindfulness, self-compassion, and active coping tendency. Stress and negative affect decreased in the intervention group relative to the control group, but no interaction was observed for happiness and positive affect. There was no evidence that these effects were moderated by participant mindfulness, coping tendency, or self-compassion. These results suggest that even a very brief daily reflection on self-care can have powerful effects in promoting resilience against the accumulation of negative affect and stress over the term.

摘要

关于自我保健效果的研究有限，特别是花时间反思自己的自我保健习惯的重要性。健康的本科生 ( N  = 95) 被分配到自我护理干预或被动控制状态。干预组 ( N  = 52) 每天通过电子邮件提示有关三周内的自我保健习惯和计划的问题，而对照组 ( N = 43) 仅完成基线和后评估。主要结果变量包括主观幸福感、积极和消极影响以及压力。解释变量包括正念、自我同情和积极应对倾向。干预组的压力和消极情绪相对于对照组有所减少，但没有观察到快乐和积极情绪的相互作用。没有证据表明这些影响受到参与者正念、应对倾向或自我同情的影响。这些结果表明，即使是对自我保健的非常简短的日常反思，也可以在促进抵御长期负面影响和压力积累的能力方面产生强大的影响。