Does compassion for oneself extend to prosocial behavior for others? Examining the relationship between self-compassion and prosocial behavior using multilevel meta-analysis

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作者：
Liu, Xinyi [1 ,2 ]
Li, Jiayi [1 ,2 ]
Chen, Xu [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Southwest Univ, Fac Psychol, Res Ctr Mental Hlth Educ, Chongqing 400715, Peoples R China
[2] Minist Educ, Key Lab Cognit & Personal, Chongqing 400715, Peoples R China
来源：
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2025年 / 237卷
关键词：
Self-compassion; Self-warmth; Self-coldness; Prosocial behavior; Multilevel meta-analysis; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; EMPATHY; ADOLESCENTS; SYMPTOMS; CHILDREN; SCALE; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLECTIVISM; ASSOCIATIONS; MINDFULNESS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.paid.2025.113047
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Self-compassion refers a positive attitude towards oneself, known to enhance individuals' psychological wellbeing. Its impact on interpersonal functions remains incompletely understood. A meta-analysis of research examining its relationship with prosocial behavior, delineating both overall and sub-components levels (i.e., selfwarmth and self-coldness). From 59 studies (N = 39,625) yielding 369 effect sizes, multilevel meta-analysis revealed that self-compassion exhibits small-to-medium positive associations with general prosocial behavior and its diverse manifestations. Similar effect sizes were observed for the relationship between self-warmth and prosocial behavior, while self-coldness fails to yield significant effects. Moderation analysis indicated that the positive impact of self-compassion on prosocial behavior is contingent upon cultural context, types of prosocial behavior and sub-components of self-compassion. The association between self-warmth and prosocial behavior manifests variability across age groups. Future research should delve into the mediators of above links and the contexts in which it is most pronounced.
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