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- Title
Self-Compassion and Psychological Flexibility in a Treatment-Seeking Sample of Women Survivors of Interpersonal Violence.
- Authors
McLean, Caitlin L.; Fiorillo, Devika; Follette, Victoria M.
- Abstract
Interpersonal violence is pervasive and is related to numerous negative psychological outcomes. This study examines self-compassion and psychological flexibility as potential protective factors for the range of diverse problems associated with interpersonal trauma. A community sample of 27 women (mean age = 37.74, SD = 16.16) participated in a larger pilot intervention study for psychological distress related to interpersonal violence. In this treatment-seeking sample, self-compassion was positively associated with psychological flexibility and negatively linked to higher levels of trauma-related distress, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as well as problems related to the self and relations with others. The results suggest that self-compassion and psychological flexibility may function as protective factors in the development of problems in survivors of interpersonal violence.
- Subjects
COMPASSION; ADAPTABILITY (Personality); INTIMATE partner violence; INTERPERSONAL relations &; psychology; INTERPERSONAL relations; HELP-seeking behavior; POST-traumatic stress disorder; SURVIVORS of abuse; TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder; COMPARATIVE studies; EMPATHY; DOMESTIC violence; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; WOMEN'S health; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Violence & Victims, 2018, Vol 33, Issue 3, p472
- ISSN
0886-6708
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1891/0886-6708.v33.i3.472