Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: Oxytocin a promising adjunct to treatment for some people, but not ready for prime-time yet This study is the first published meta-analysis of … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: Kindness toward others eases social anxiety This study examined three groups of undergraduate students with social anxiety over a four-week period. The first … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: Reconsidering the Self-Compassion Scale The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003) is currently the only self-report instrument used to measure self-compassion. In the original … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: Fear of Self-Compassion Linked to Increased PTSD Symptom Severity Given that self-compassion has been shown to be helpful for trauma survivors, this study … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: Compassion Can Regulate Emotion without Decreasing Interpersonal Connection This study examined several seasoned meditators and looked at changes in different brain regions when … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: Meta-Analysis of Gender Differences in Self-Compassion For this study, the authors looked at gender difference effect sizes in 71 journal articles and dissertations … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: A Brief Mindfulness Intervention Makes Compassionate Action More Likely This is a follow-up to a 2014 Psych Science paper demonstrating that mindfulness training increases compassionate … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: History of Betrayal Trauma Predicts Feelings of Shame This is a new publication by Melissa along with betrayal trauma expert, Jennifer Freyd. We were … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: New Short Scale for Measuring External Shame This is a study validating an abbreviated version of an existing external shame measure. The initial … Read more
Every month, we scour the scientific literature for interesting studies that have practical implications for therapists working with shame, self-criticism, or compassion. Below are a few of our favorites for this month: Submissive compassion is different from genuine compassion A new study just came out where the authors developed a new scale to measure what … Read more