The relationship between self-esteem and self-compassion in socially anxious

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dc.abstract.enFear of evaluation and a negative view of the self are the core aspects of social anxiety. Self-compassion and self-esteem are two distinct positive attitudes toward the self, which are positively related to each other, well-being and good psychological functioning. It is less clear, however, how they interplay in socially anxious individuals and if self-compassion may reduce the negative effect of low self-esteem on social anxiety. The current research aimed at evaluating the directional links between those constructs to check if self-compassion mediates the effect of self-esteem on social anxiety. In this study, 388 adult participants with elevated social anxiety completed measures of self-compassion, self-esteem and social anxiety. As expected, both self-esteem and self-compassion correlated negatively with social anxiety and positively with one another, with lower self-esteem being a stronger predictor of social anxiety. Importantly, self-compassion partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and social anxiety. These findings suggest that self-compassion partially explains the negative effects of deficits in self-esteem on social anxiety. Practical implications of the research are discussed.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorHolas, Paweł
dc.contributor.authorKowalczyk, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorKrejtz, Izabela
dc.contributor.authorWisiecka, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorJankowski, Tomasz
dc.date.access2024-05-02
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-02T08:30:39Z
dc.date.available2024-05-02T08:30:39Z
dc.date.created2021-09-21
dc.date.issued2021-09-23
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract </jats:title><jats:p>Fear of evaluation and a negative view of the self are the core aspects of social anxiety. Self-compassion and self-esteem are two distinct positive attitudes toward the self, which are positively related to each other, well-being and good psychological functioning. It is less clear, however, how they interplay in socially anxious individuals and if self-compassion may reduce the negative effect of low self-esteem on social anxiety. The current research aimed at evaluating the directional links between those constructs to check if self-compassion mediates the effect of self-esteem on social anxiety. In this study, 388 adult participants with elevated social anxiety completed measures of self-compassion, self-esteem and social anxiety. As expected, both self-esteem and self-compassion correlated negatively with social anxiety and positively with one another, with lower self-esteem being a stronger predictor of social anxiety. Importantly, self-compassion partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and social anxiety. These findings suggest that self-compassion partially explains the negative effects of deficits in self-esteem on social anxiety. Practical implications of the research are discussed.</jats:p>
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dc.description.issue12
dc.description.physical10271–10276
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume42
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12144-021-02305-2
dc.identifier.eissn1936-4733
dc.identifier.issn1046-1310
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/657
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-02305-2
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsOther
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dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enSocial anxiety
dc.subject.enSAD
dc.subject.enSelf-compassion
dc.subject.enSelf-esteem
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dc.titleThe relationship between self-esteem and self-compassion in socially anxious
dc.title.journalCurrent Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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