This meta-analysis investigated relationships between self-compassion and (1) physical health and (2) health-promoting behaviour in a large pooled sample (N = 29,588) sourced from 94 peer-reviewed articles. As hypothesised, omnibus analyses revealed positive associations between self-compassion and both physical health (r = .18) and health behaviour (r = .26). Moderation analyses using 290 effects found that both associations varied according to health domain, participant age, intervention duration, and self-compassion measure. Self-compassion predicted outcomes in most health domains, with the strongest effects observed on global physical health, functional immunity, composite health behaviour, sleep, and danger avoidance. It did not predict frailty, maladaptive bodily routines, and substance abuse. Multi-session interventions designed to boost self-compassion predicted increased physical health and health behaviour, thereby supporting causal links between self-compassion and health outcomes. The effects of single-session inductions were non-significant. The mean effect of self-compassion on physical health was non-significant for young participants (12.00-19.99) and its effect on health behaviour was weakest among older participants (40.00+). Results support the proposition that self-compassion can promote better physical health. Practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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自我同情、身体健康和健康行为：荟萃分析。

这项荟萃分析在来自 94 篇同行评审文章的大型汇总样本 (N = 29,588) 中调查了自我同情与 (1) 身体健康和 (2) 促进健康行为之间的关系。正如假设的那样，综合分析揭示了自我同情与身体健康 (r = .18) 和健康行为 (r = .26) 之间存在正相关。使用 290 个效应的适度分析发现，这两种关联因健康领域、参与者年龄、干预持续时间和自我同情措施而异。自我同情可以预测大多数健康领域的结果，观察到的对全球身体健康、功能性免疫、复合健康行为、睡眠和避免危险的影响最大。它没有预测虚弱、适应不良的身体习惯和药物滥用。旨在促进自我同情的多阶段干预预测了身体健康和健康行为的增加，从而支持自我同情和健康结果之间的因果关系。单次诱导的影响不显着。自我同情对身体健康的平均影响对于年轻参与者 (12.00-19.99) 不显着，其对健康行为的影响在年长参与者 (40.00+) 中最弱。结果支持自我同情可以促进更好的身体健康的命题。讨论了这些发现的实际意义。自我同情对身体健康的平均影响对于年轻参与者 (12.00-19.99) 不显着，其对健康行为的影响在年长参与者 (40.00+) 中最弱。结果支持这样的命题，即自我同情可以促进更好的身体健康。讨论了这些发现的实际意义。自我同情对身体健康的平均影响对于年轻参与者 (12.00-19.99) 不显着，其对健康行为的影响在年长参与者 (40.00+) 中最弱。结果支持这样的命题，即自我同情可以促进更好的身体健康。讨论了这些发现的实际意义。