@article{ref1,
title="Adolescent self-compassion moderates the relationship between perceived stress and internalizing symptoms",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2019",
author="Lathren, Christine and Bluth, Karen and Park, Jinyoung",
volume="143",
number="",
pages="36-41",
abstract="Introduction Self-compassion, a trait that involves responding to one's difficulties with care and concern, may offer unique stress coping benefits during the challenges of adolescence.  Methods This cross-sectional study used survey data from a large adolescent sample within two U.S. school settings (N = 1057; 65% female; 68% white; mean age 14.7 years) to examine whether self-compassion buffers the impact of perceived stress on internalizing symptoms, and secondarily, if these relationships differ by gender.  Results Regression analysis revealed self-compassion is inversely related to internalizing symptoms. Moreover, the relationship between stress and depression and anxiety symptoms differed by level of self-compassion. This moderation effect was similar between genders for depressive symptoms, but slightly greater in males compared to females for anxiety.  Conclusions These results add to our understanding of self-compassion as an adaptive emotion regulation strategy with potential benefits for youth experiencing stress. Further research is needed to confirm if moderation effects for anxiety differ by gender.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.008"
}