A worthy self is a caring self: Examining the developmental relations between self-esteem and self-compassion in adolescents.
J Pers
; 86(4): 619-630, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Self-compassion has been framed as a healthy alternative to self-esteem, as it is nonevaluative. However, rather than being alternatives, it may be that the two constructs develop in a mutually reinforcing way. The present study tested this possibility among adolescents.METHOD:
A large adolescent sample (N = 2,809; 49.8% female) reported levels of trait self-esteem and self-compassion annually for 4 years. Autoregressive cross-lagged structural equation models were used to estimate the reciprocal longitudinal relations between the two constructs.RESULTS:
Self-esteem consistently predicted changes in self-compassion across the 4 years of the study, but not vice versa.CONCLUSIONS:
Self-esteem appears to be an important antecedent of the development of self-compassion, perhaps because the capacity to extend compassion toward the self depends on one's appraisals of worthiness. These findings add important insights to our theoretical understanding of the development of self-compassion.Palabras clave
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Autoimagen
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Desarrollo del Adolescente
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Empatía
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Revista:
J Pers
Año:
2018
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Article