Self-compassion and subclinical cardiovascular disease among midlife women.

Rebecca C Thurston Megan M Fritz Yue-Fang Chang Emma A Barinas-Mitchell Pauline M Maki

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2021)

Self-compassion is associated with lower subclinical CVD. Associations were not explained by standard CVD risk factors nor by depressive symptoms. Future research should consider whether enhancing self-compassion improves women's vascular health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

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polycystic ovary syndrome
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