A substantial part of the research on the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions on
mood regulation is conducted in the laboratory. Nevertheless, a systematic review of the …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent and often debilitating psychiatric disorder that
can assume a chronic course even when treated. Despite the identification of evidence …

This study adapts the Self-Compassion Scale into Polish and tests the validity, reliability and
factor structure of its measures. In the first phase of the research (Study I), 645 respondents …

State body shame is a risk factor for eating disorders, and self-compassion is emerging as a
potentially effective treatment option in such cases. This study tested the efficacy of a brief …

Background: Loving kindness meditation and compassion meditation are traditional
Buddhist practices that have recently been introduced and investigated in psychotherapy …

Studies have found that shame and aggression are closely connected, and self-blaming and
re-planning strategies can regulate an individual's shame. This study conducted two …

Although emotion regulation is theorized to be a mechanism through which self-compassion
alleviates symptoms among individuals exposed to trauma, no empirical study has …

Self-compassion is frequently framed as a transdiagnostic or cross-syndrome intervention
target that has the potential to deliver benefits across a range of mental health outcomes in …

Social anxiety is a common human experience, including among students. Social anxiety is
a form of anxiety and fear of the judgment or views of other people. This research aims to …

Why do people with social anxiety disorder (SAD) engage in the use of safety behaviours?
While past research has established that fears of negative self-portrayal are strongly …