Self-Compassion is More Effective Than Acceptance and Reappraisal in Decreasing Depressed Mood in Currently and Formerly Depressed Individuals

Self-compassion has recently been discussed as an effective affect regulation strategy for reducing negative affective states. The primary aim of the current study was to compare the efficacy of self-compassion to the more established strategies of acceptance and reappraisal.

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - October 2, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Anna M. Ehret, Jutta Joormann, Matthias Berking Tags: Research paper Source Type: research