Is Self-Compassion Selfish? The Development of Self-Compassion, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence

被引：46

作者：

Marshall, Sarah L. ^{[1
]}

Ciarrochi, Joseph ^{[1
]}

Parker, Philip D. ^{[1
]}

Sahdra, Baljinder K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Australian Catholic Univ, Sydney, NSW, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE | 2020年 / 30卷

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

SOCIAL SUPPORT; MEDIATING ROLE; COMPETENCE; PROGRAM; ESTEEM; PERSONALITY; AGGRESSION; VALIDATION; YOURSELF; RATINGS;

D O I：

10.1111/jora.12492

中图分类号：

D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

Both self-compassion and empathy have been theorized to promote prosociality in youth, but there is little longitudinal data examining this possibility. We assessed self-compassion, empathy, and peer-rated prosociality yearly, in a cohort of 2,078 youth across 17 schools (M age at T1 = 14.65 years; 49.2% female), as they progressed from Grade 9-12. We utilized multi-level modeling to predict prosocial behavior, nested within students, classes, and schools. We found that self-compassion and empathy uniquely predicted peer-rated prosocial behavior. However, only empathy predicted increases in prosocial behavior across time. While self-compassion is not selfish, it does not appear to facilitate the development of kindness toward adolescent peers. Self-compassion may help to buffer against possible negative effects of empathic distress.

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页码：472 / 484

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