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Purpose <p>This study investigated the effects of a brief self-compassion (SC) training on psychophysiological stress responses and emotion regulation in adolescents.</p> Methods <p>A total of 84 adolescents (<i>M</i><sub><i>age</i></sub> = 14.79&#xa0;years, <i>SD</i><sub><i>age</i></sub> = 0.75; 41.7% males) received a 100-min training on SC (experimental condition) or self-care (control condition). About twelve days later, they completed a lab assessment at school, involving exposure to an acute stress task. Participants in the SC condition were instructed to apply the learned SC techniques during the task; no specific instructions were given to the control group.</p> Results <p>No clear differences between conditions emerged in stress reactivity and recovery with regard to negative affect and respiratory sinus arrhythmia. However, compared to participants in the control condition, those in the SC condition showed higher positive affect during recovery and reported greater use of the ‘common humanity’ component of SC after stress. Additionally, across conditions, higher trait SC was associated with more SC use and less maladaptive strategy use during recovery.</p> Conclusions <p>Findings provide promising, albeit modest, evidence that SC—particularly the aspect of common humanity—may represent a potential target for supporting adolescent mental wellbeing. However, effects were generally small and limited to specific outcomes, highlighting the need for further research using larger samples and more intensive SC training protocols.</p>

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Becoming My Own Best Friend: The Influence of Self-Compassion on Acute Affective and Physiological Stress Responses in Adolescents

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    2026年5月28日

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  • Jolien Braet,
  • Matteo Giletta,
  • Laura Wante,
  • Brenda Volkaert,
  • Caroline Braet

摘要

Purpose

This study investigated the effects of a brief self-compassion (SC) training on psychophysiological stress responses and emotion regulation in adolescents.

Methods

A total of 84 adolescents (Mage = 14.79 years, SDage = 0.75; 41.7% males) received a 100-min training on SC (experimental condition) or self-care (control condition). About twelve days later, they completed a lab assessment at school, involving exposure to an acute stress task. Participants in the SC condition were instructed to apply the learned SC techniques during the task; no specific instructions were given to the control group.

Results

No clear differences between conditions emerged in stress reactivity and recovery with regard to negative affect and respiratory sinus arrhythmia. However, compared to participants in the control condition, those in the SC condition showed higher positive affect during recovery and reported greater use of the ‘common humanity’ component of SC after stress. Additionally, across conditions, higher trait SC was associated with more SC use and less maladaptive strategy use during recovery.

Conclusions

Findings provide promising, albeit modest, evidence that SC—particularly the aspect of common humanity—may represent a potential target for supporting adolescent mental wellbeing. However, effects were generally small and limited to specific outcomes, highlighting the need for further research using larger samples and more intensive SC training protocols.