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The Relation Between Self-Compassion, Depression, and Forgiveness of Others

Skoda, Ashley Mae
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1314061381

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2011, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Psychology, Clinical.
This study examined the role of self-compassion and its relationship to depression and forgiveness. Participants (n = 96) were recruited from undergraduate psychology classes at a medium-sized Midwestern Catholic university. Participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing self-compassion, forgiveness, depression, and rumination. Consistent with hypotheses, rumination mediated the relationship between self-compassion and depression. The above mediation was also examined using the self-compassion subscale “isolation” because this subscale related strongest to rumination and depression. It was found that self-compassion “isolation” and rumination independently predicted depression significantly. This study also found that self-compassion correlated with forgiveness. More specifically, positive aspects of self-compassion (mindfulness, self-kindness) were closely related to forgiveness of others. This seems to suggest not only that measures of well-being are often related to each other, but also that mindfulness and self-kindness, specifically, may be two integral parts involved in forgiveness. Implications and study limitations are discussed.
Mark Rye, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jack Bauer, PhD (Committee Co-Chair)
Melissa Layman-Guadalupe, PhD (Committee Member)
64 p.
Psychology
self-compassion; depression; rumination; forgiveness; positive psychology

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  • Skoda, A. M. (2011). The Relation Between Self-Compassion, Depression, and Forgiveness of Others [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1314061381

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Skoda, Ashley. The Relation Between Self-Compassion, Depression, and Forgiveness of Others. 2011. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1314061381.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Skoda, Ashley. "The Relation Between Self-Compassion, Depression, and Forgiveness of Others." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1314061381

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