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Compassion toward others and self-compassion predict mental and physical well-being: a 5-year longitudinal study of 1090 community-dwelling adults across the lifespan
- Source :
- Translational psychiatry, vol 11, iss 1, Translational Psychiatry, Translational Psychiatry, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- There is growing interest in the role of compassion in promoting health and well-being, with cross-sectional data showing an inverse correlation with loneliness. This is the first longitudinal study examining both compassion toward others (CTO) and compassion toward self (CTS) as predictors of mental and physical health outcomes including loneliness, across adult lifespan. We followed 552 women and 538 men in San Diego County for up to 7.5 (mean 4.8 and SD 2.2) years, using validated rating scales for CTO, CTS, and loneliness. Linear mixed-effects models were employed to examine age- and sex-related trajectories of CTO and CTS over time. Linear regression models were used to evaluate baseline and longitudinal relationships of CTO and CTS with mental well-being, physical well-being, and loneliness. CTS and CTO were weakly intercorrelated. Women had higher baseline CTO than men. While CTO was stable over time and across the lifespan, CTS scores had an inverse U-shaped relationship with age, peaking around age 77. There were significant baseline × slope interactions of both CTO and CTS predicting improvements in physical well-being in adults
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Aging
Longitudinal study
Cross-sectional study
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Longevity
Clinical Sciences
Psychological intervention
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Empathy
Predictive markers
Article
050105 experimental psychology
Prognostic markers
03 medical and health sciences
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
0302 clinical medicine
Clinical Research
Rating scale
medicine
Humans
Psychology
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Longitudinal Studies
Biological Psychiatry
Aged
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05 social sciences
Loneliness
Middle Aged
nervous system diseases
Psychiatry and Mental health
Good Health and Well Being
Cross-Sectional Studies
Mental Health
Public Health and Health Services
Female
Independent Living
medicine.symptom
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Self-compassion
Independent living
RC321-571
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21583188
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Translational Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6ba307d9283394ae3cb07d19d5449696