Self-compassion, stressor exposure and negative affect: A daily diary study of older adults.
Julia E T ScottTrevor G MazzucchelliMary A LuszczRuth WalkerTim D WindsorPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2024)
These findings suggest that self-compassion in older adults should be conceptualised as both a state and trait variable and that state self-compassion may be protective in the stress-reactivity pathway. Future research should investigate whether brief self-compassion interventions might help older adults to avoid or down-regulate negative emotions in response to stressors.