Self-compassion in Chinese Young Adults: Specific Features of the Construct from a Cultural Perspective
dc.contributor.author | Zhao, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Smithson, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Ford, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, NYB | |
dc.contributor.author | Karl, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-06T07:21:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-09-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives Recent research has suggested that Chinese individuals from a collectivist culture may have a different understanding of self-compassion, which could differentially contribute to mental health. This study aimed to obtain an in-depth insight into Chinese adults’ understanding of self-compassion. Methods Four online focus groups in Chinese undergraduates discussed the construct of self-compassion based on self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and over-identification. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Results Chinese participants valued benign self-criticism and self-reflection when contemplating their understanding of self-compassion. Similarly, participants’ view of self-compassion dimensions can be described as dialectical in that they reflected both negative and positive perceptions in each factor rather than suggesting separate and purely negative or purely positive dimensions. There was also an overlap in the interpretation of the negative dimensions (self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification). Conclusions The findings highlight particularities in the understanding of self-compassion in these Chinese students, which may be influenced by philosophical traditions promoting dialecticism and the dual focus on the transformation of the self and social participation. This suggests the importance of a cultural perspective when studying self-compassion and interpreting relevant research findings. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Exeter | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12671-021-01734-1 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/126968 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://osf.io/u3tb7 | en_GB |
dc.rights | © Crown 2021. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Self-compassion | en_GB |
dc.subject | Collectivist culture | en_GB |
dc.subject | Dialecticism | en_GB |
dc.subject | Confucianism | en_GB |
dc.subject | Chinese culture | en_GB |
dc.title | Self-compassion in Chinese Young Adults: Specific Features of the Construct from a Cultural Perspective | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-06T07:21:24Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1868-8527 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Springer via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data Availability: All raw data of focus groups are available upon request from the first author, and other materials can be found from osf.io/u3tb7 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Mindfulness | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-08-24 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-09-04 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-09-06T07:19:50Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-09-06T07:21:30Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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