Investigating The Relation Between Self-Compassion And Romantic Relationships

Self-compassion has recently emerged as a component of psychological health. Research on self-compassion processes has grown in recent years, and shows that self-compassion is related to lower levels of psychological distress and higher levels of positive affect. The current study examined the extent to which self-compassion is related to the quality of romantic relationships. Undergraduates at the University of Mississippi (N=261) completed online self-report questionnaires assessing self-compassion and relationship quality. Correlational and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted in order to assess the relation between self-compassion and relationship quality. Results indicated that self-compassion was positively and significantly correlated with relationship quality, and that self-compassion was a unique predictor of relationship quality. Implications of these findings for romantic relationships are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Jacobson, Emily

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kelly G. Wilson
• Alan M. Gross
• Michael Allen

• Clinical Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/798

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-1797