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A prospective examination of self-compassion as a predictor of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents
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Stolow, Darren. A prospective examination of self-compassion as a predictor of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3D50PTK

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TitleA prospective examination of self-compassion as a predictor of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents
NameStolow, Darren (author); Karlin, Robert A (chair); Jami, Young F (internal member); Maurice, Elias J (internal member); David, Zuroff C (outside member); Rutgers University; Graduate School - New Brunswick
Date Created2015
Other Date2015-05 (degree)
SubjectPsychology, Self concept, Compassion, Depression in adolescence
Extent1 online resource (v, 37 p. : ill.)
DescriptionThe current longitudinal study examined self-compassion as a predictor of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents using a two time-point design. In addition, the factor structure, reliability, and validity of a version of the Self-Compassion Scale (Neff, 2003a) revised for children were assessed. Self-criticism and self-esteem were also tested as predictors of depressive symptoms to assess for unique effects of self-compassion. During an initial assessment, participants completed measures of depressive symptoms, self-compassion, self-criticism, and self-esteem. Participants subsequently completed a measure of depressive symptoms three months later. Two self-compassion factors emerged from our factor analysis, each showing good reliability and significant cross-sectional relationships with depressive symptoms. However, only the factor comprised of items from the positively-worded self-kindness, common humanity and mindfulness subscales of the revised SCS (SCS-POS) predicted change in depressive symptoms from Time1 to Time 2. More specifically, higher levels of SCS-POS were associated with greater decreases in depressive symptoms over time. The factor comprised of items from the negatively-worded self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification subscales (SCS-NEG) did not predict change in depressive symptoms, nor did self-criticism. When tested simultaneously, the effects of SCS-POS and self-esteem on change in depressive symptoms were reduced in size but remained close to statistical significance (p < .10), suggesting that they are related, yet distinct constructs in the context of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Darren Stolow
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3D50PTK
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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