Pathways to Improving Mental Health in Compassion-Focused Therapy: Self-Reassurance, Self-Criticism and Affect as Mediators of Change
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This study investigates the working mechanisms of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) by analyzing data from a waitlist randomized controlled trial involving 242 participants in a non-clinical sample. The research examines whether changes in self-reassurance, self-criticism, and affect mediate improvements in well-being and reductions in psychological distress over a six-month period. Results indicate that self-reassurance and reduced self-criticism significantly mediated outcomes, with affect also playing a role depending on the specific symptom measured.
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@article{allodium:4288f98537b642ef,
title = {Pathways to Improving Mental Health in Compassion-Focused Therapy: Self-Reassurance, Self-Criticism and Affect as Mediators of Change},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02442},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02442}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Pathways to Improving Mental Health in Compassion-Focused Therapy: Self-Reassurance, Self-Criticism and Affect as Mediators of Change PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02442 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02442 ER -
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Pathways to Improving Mental Health in Compassion-Focused Therapy: Self-Reassurance, Self-Criticism and Affect as Mediators of Change. (n.d.). OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02442
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