Citation

Marta-Simões J, Ferreira C, Mendes AL. J. Health Psychol. 2018; 23(7): 929-938.

Affiliation

University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105316656771

PMID

27402731

Abstract

Research has emphasized the important role of recalling childhood experiences on adult mental health, and also the benefits of self-compassion on well-being. This study explored self-compassion as a mediator between early memories with family and peers and quality of life, on a wide age range female sample (N = 645). Path analysis revealed that self-compassion mediated the impact of both types of memories on women's perceived quality of life. Overall, results revealed that the recall of early positive memories, either with family and peers, associate with a more compassionate self-to-self relationship, and the perception of greater psychological and social well-being.

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Language: en