Is Dispositional Self-Compassion Associated With Psychophysiological Flexibility Beyond Mindfulness? An Exploratory Pilot Study

Frontiers in Psychology

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Julie Lillebostad Svendsen¹  Elisabeth Schanche³  Berge Osnes²  Jon Vøllestad³  Endre Visted¹  Ingrid Dundas³  Helge Nordby²  Per-Einar Binder³  Lin Sørensen² 

[1] Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital;Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen;Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen;Bjørgvin District Psychiatric Centre, Haukeland University Hospital;Solli District Psychiatric Centre

关键词: self-compassion;    mindfulness;    heart rate variability;    young adults;    anxiety;    rumination;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00614

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background Dispositional mindfulness and self-compassion are shown to associate with less self-reported emotional distress. However, previous studies have indicated that dispositional self-compassion may be an even more important buffer against such distress than dispositional mindfulness. To our knowledge, no study has yet disentangled the relationship between dispositional self-compassion and mindfulness and level of psychophysiological flexibility as measured with vagally mediated heart rate variability (vmHRV). The aim was thus to provide a first exploratory effort to expand previous research relying on self-report measures by including a psychophysiological measure indicative of emotional stress reactivity.

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