@article{ref1,
title="Self-compassion as a potential mediator of shame and aggression in youth offenders",
journal="International journal of criminal justice sciences",
year="2022",
author="Hofmann, Sara A. and Jeffries, Zoe J.",
volume="17",
number="2",
pages="1-14",
abstract="Prior research has identified a strong link between experiences of shame and aggressive behavior in populations across the lifespan, but the mechanisms of this relationship are unclear. One potential mediator of this relationship is self-compassion, a teachable emotional regulation skill. This study aimed to investigate whether self-compassion served as a mediator between two specific aspects of the shame experience (negative self-evaluation and emotional discomfort) and aggressive behavior in this sample of adolescents. One hundred and fourteen adolescents in the Rocky Mountain region ages 11-18, referred to services from disciplinary agencies, participated in the study. Each completed the Adolescent Shame-Proneness Scale, the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire, the Self-Compassion Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. Bootstrapped mediation analysis revealed that self-compassion served as a significant mediator between both aspects of shame and aggression. Across both models, aspects of shame-proneness significantly predicted aggression in the initial analysis, but the addition of self-compassion as a mediator rendered those relationships non-significant.  These results suggest that self-compassion may be a viable target for intervention with at-risk and legally-involved adolescents exhibiting externalizing symptoms as well as internalizing symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0973-5089",
doi="10.5281/zenodo.4756106",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4756106"
}