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- Title
Self-Compassion As A Potential Mediator Of Shame and Aggression in Youth Offenders.
- Authors
Hofmann, Sara A.; Jeffries, Zoe J.; Johnson, Brian D.
- Abstract
Prior research has identified a strong link between experiences of shame and aggressive behavior in populations across the lifespan, but the mechanisms of this relationship are unclear. One potential mediator of this relationship is selfcompassion, a teachable emotional regulation skill. This study aimed to investigate whether self-compassion served as a mediator between two specific aspects of the shame experience (negative self-evaluation and emotional discomfort) and aggressive behavior in this sample of adolescents. One hundred and fourteen adolescents in the Rocky Mountain region ages 11-18, referred to services from disciplinary agencies, participated in the study. Each completed the Adolescent Shame-Proneness Scale, the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire, the Self-Compassion Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. Bootstrapped mediation analysis revealed that self-compassion served as a significant mediator between both aspects of shame and aggression. Across both models, aspects of shame-proneness significantly predicted aggression in the initial analysis, but the addition of selfcompassion as a mediator rendered those relationships non-significant. These results suggest that self-compassion may be a viable target for intervention with atrisk and legally-involved adolescents exhibiting externalizing symptoms as well as internalizing symptoms.
- Subjects
AGGRESSION (Psychology); SHAME; EMOTION regulation; CRIMINALS; JUVENILE offenders; VIOLENCE in the community; TEENAGERS
- Publication
International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0973-5089
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5281/zenodo.4756106