Is self-compassion selfish? The development of self-compassion, empathy, and prosocial behavior in adolescence
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Marshall, Sarah L., Ciarrochi, Joseph, Parker, Philip D. and Sahdra, Baljinder K.. (2020). Is self-compassion selfish? The development of self-compassion, empathy, and prosocial behavior in adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 30(S2), pp. 472-484. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12492
Authors | Marshall, Sarah L., Ciarrochi, Joseph, Parker, Philip D. and Sahdra, Baljinder K. |
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Abstract | 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. |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Research on Adolescence |
Journal citation | 30 (S2), pp. 472-484 |
Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Inc. |
ISSN | 1050-8392 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12492 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85080849871 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 472-484 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 18 Mar 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 23 Jul 2021 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | ARC/DP140103874 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w540/is-self-compassion-selfish-the-development-of-self-compassion-empathy-and-prosocial-behavior-in-adolescence
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