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- Title
Self-compassion in religious practitioners: criterion validity evidence for the Self-Compassion Scale-Brazil.
- Authors
Karine de Souza, Luciana; Tozzi Reppold, Caroline; Tavares, Inajá; Simon Hutz, Claudio
- Abstract
The construct of self-compassion is based on Buddhist's teachings on compassion towards oneself. This study provides criterion validity evidence for the Self-Compassion Scale-Brazil. A comparison on self-compassion in Buddhist and Catholic practitioners may contribute to support the Brazilian version of the scale, as well as shed light into religious differences on the matter. Participated in the study 59 Catholics and 59 Buddhists, all self-declared a religious practitioner. We administered a socio-demographic questionnaire and the Self-Compassion Scale-Brazil. Buddhist practitioners presented significantly higher score in self-compassion (M = 4.45, SD = .51) than Catholic practitioners (M = 2.98, SD = .63): t(116) = 13.78, p < .001 (d = 2.56). In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between frequency of religious practice and self-compassion (r = .39, p = .003). Future studies may investigate the relationship between self-compassion and neo-Pentecostal practitioners, which has been increasing in number in Brazil.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DHARMA in Buddhism; RELIGIOUS differences; BUDDHISTS; EVIDENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
- Publication
PSICO, 2020, Vol 51, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0103-5371
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15448/1980-8623.2020.2.32939