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dc.contributor.authorSirois, Fuschia M
dc.contributor.authorBogels, Susan
dc.contributor.authorEmerson, Lisa-Marie
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-04T12:32:35Z
dc.date.available2019-07-04T12:32:35Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0022-3980
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00223980.2018.1523123
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/381954
dc.description.abstractShame and guilt are common during the course of parenting and can reflect feelings of “bad self “and “bad behaviour” in relation to parenting events. Self-compassion is known to be beneficial for well-being by reducing negative emotions, yet there is little research examining whether self-compassion might reduce parental guilt and shame. The current study examined the effects of dispositional and induced self-compassion on guilt and shame in a sample of 167 parents (Mage = 37.23, SD = 6.73, 83.1% female) of children ≤12 years recruited online. After completing baseline measures, parents were randomly assigned to recall a guilt versus shame provoking parenting event, and randomly allocated to either a self-compassion prompt versus a control condition. Analyses confirmed that those who received the self-compassion prompt reported higher levels of self-compassion, and reduced feelings of guilt and shame compared to the control group. Effects did not differ as a function of the guilt versus shame instructions. Multivariate analyses revealed that, when controlling for dispositional self-compassion, and baseline guilt and shame, differences between conditions were maintained for post-manipulation guilt and shame. Findings extend our understanding of the role of self-compassion for improving well-being when dealing with the challenges of parenting.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto15
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical and health psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.titleSelf-compassion improves parental well-being in response to challenging parenting events
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorEmerson, Lisa Marie


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