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- Title
Iranian women's experiences of the consequences of self-compassion as an intrapersonal source in marital relationships: a qualitative study.
- Authors
Matin, Hossein; Savari, Yasaman; Etemadi, Ozra; Fatehizadeh, Maryam; Ghasemzadeh, Mahdi; Khoury, Bassam
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate Iranian women's experiences of the consequences of self-compassion as an intrapersonal source in marital relationships.The descriptive-interpretive qualitative method was adopted in this study. In the first step, we used the self-compassion scale to select a sample of 15 women (Mean Age = 47.66 years, SD = 2.46 years). In the second step, semi-structured interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of this study suggested that self-compassion can bring cognitive, emotional, and behavioral resources to women in a marital relationship. Based on thematic analysis, the experiences of compassionate women in marital relationships were classified into three main themes and nine sub-themes: favorable behaviors (forgiveness, respect, and empathy), cognitive resources (optimism, cognitive emotion regulation, acceptance of own and partner imperfections), and positive feelings and emotions (happiness, safeness, satisfaction). Results imply that self-compassion may involve a set of positive intrapersonal self-resources containing a plethora of cognitive, affective, and behavioral benefits that may help achieve, maintain, and consolidate interpersonal relationships such as marital relationships.
- Subjects
SELF-compassion; IRANIANS; EMPATHY; MARITAL satisfaction; QUALITATIVE research; SATISFACTION; THEMATIC analysis
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 20, p18404
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-024-05674-6