Social Support and Subjective Health in Fibromyalgia: Self-Compassion as a Mediator.
Byron D BrooksAndrea R KaniukaJessica Kelliher RabonFuschia M SiroisJameson K HirschPublished in: Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings (2022)
Individuals with fibromyalgia report lower levels of health-related quality of life (HRQL) compared to other chronically ill populations and interpersonal factors (i.e., social support) may influence risk. What is less understood is how intrapersonal factors (i.e., self-compassion) may impact the social support-HRQL linkage. We examined the association between social support and HRQL in a sample of persons with fibromyalgia and tested the potential mediating role of self-compassion. Self-identified adults in the United States with fibromyalgia (N = 508) were recruited from state, regional, and national organizations and support groups and completed an online battery of self-report questionnaires including: Multidimensional Health Profile-Psychosocial Functioning Index, Short-Form 36 Health Survey, and Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form. Individuals with greater subjective social support reported higher levels of self-compassion and, in turn, higher mental HRQL. These findings provide greater information about psychosocial constructs and HRQL and extend our understanding of self-compassion among individuals living with fibromyalgia.
Keyphrases
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- healthcare
- public health
- health information
- sleep quality
- human health
- gene expression
- genome wide
- physical activity
- social media
- quality improvement
- sensitive detection
- climate change
- fluorescent probe
- living cells
- hepatitis c virus
- quantum dots
- high density
- antiretroviral therapy