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The current study aimed to investigate the possible interplay between self-compassion and affect during Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living (MBCL) in recurrently depressed individuals. Data was used from a subsample of a parallel-group randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of MBCL in recurrently depressed adults (n = 104). Self-reports of self-compassion and positive/negative affect were obtained at the start of each of the eight MBCL sessions. Bivariate Autoregressive Latent Trajectory (ALT) modeling showed that, when looking at the interplay between self-compassion and positive/negative affect on a session-to-session basis, no significant reciprocal cross-lagged effects between self-compassion and positive affect were found. Although there were no cross-lagged effects from negative affect to self-compassion, higher levels of self-compassion at each session did predict lower levels of negative affect at the subsequent session (b SC(t- 1),NA(t) = -0.182, s.e. = 0.076, p =.017). The current study shows that increases in self-compassion are followed by decreases in negative affect in MBCL for depression. • MBCT for depression is effective, however, many experience residual symptoms. • MBCL has been developed as a follow-up intervention to MBCT/MBSR. • This study examined self-compassion and affect during MBCL for recurrent depression. • It was found that self-compassion increased over the duration of MBCL. • Moreover, higher levels of self-compassion preceded lower levels of negative affect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]