Self-compassion and subclinical cardiovascular disease among midlife women.

Conclusions: Self-compassion is associated with lower subclinical CVD. Associations were not explained by standard CVD risk factors nor by depressive symptoms. Future research should consider whether enhancing self-compassion improves women’s vascular health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Health Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research