TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Brief report: self-compassion, physical health and the mediating role of health-promoting behaviours
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Dunne, Sara
A1  - Sheffield, David
A1  - Chilcot, Joseph
SP  - 993
EP  - 999
VL  - 23
IS  - 7
N2  - To test the hypothesis that self-compassion predicts better physical health and that this is partially mediated through health-promoting behaviours, 147 adults completed self-report measures of self-compassion, health-promoting behaviours and physical health. Self-compassion and health-promoting behaviours were negatively associated with physical symptom scores. Self-compassion was positively associated with health-promoting behaviours. A bootstrapped mediation model confirmed a significant direct effect of self-compassion on physical health through health-promoting behaviours (R(2) = 0.13, b = -8.98, p = 0.015), which was partially mediated through health-promoting behaviours (R(2) = 0.06, b = -3.16, 95 per cent confidence interval [-6.78, -0.86]). <br><br>FINDINGS underscore the potential health-promoting benefits of self-compassion.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316643377
ID  - ref1
ER  -