Self-Compassion Moderates the Effect of Contingent Self-Esteem on Well-Being:Evidence from Cross-Sectional Survey and Experiment  

作　　者：Ruirui Zhang Xuguang Zhang Minxin Yang Haoran Zhang 

机构地区：[1]Mental Health Education and Counseling Center,Shanghai University of International Business and Economics,Shanghai,201620,China [2]School of Communication Engineering,Hangzhou Dianzi University,Hangzhou,310018,China [3]School of Languages,Shanghai University of International Business and Economics,Shanghai,201620,China [4]School of Computer Science and Information Technology,Northeast Normal University,Changchun,130117,China [5]Library,Northeast Normal University,Changchun,130024,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Mental Health Promotion》2024年第2期117-126,共10页国际心理健康促进杂志（英文）

基　　金：the Jilin Science and Technology Department 20200201280JC,and Shanghai special fund for ideological and political work in Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.

摘　　要：Contingent self-esteem captures the fragile nature of self-esteem and is often regarded as suboptimal to psychological functioning.Self-compassion is another important self-related concept assumed to promote mental health and well-being.However,research on the relation of self-compassion to contingent self-esteem is lacking.Two studies were conducted to explore the role of selfcompassion,either as a personal characteristic or an induced mindset,in influencing the effects of contingent self-esteem on well-being.Study 1 recruited 256 Chinese college students(30.4%male,mean age=21.72 years)who filled out measures of contingent self-esteem,self-compassion,and well-being.The results found that self-compassion moderated the effect of contingent self-esteem on well-being.In Study 2,a sample of 90 Chinese college students(34%male,mean age=18.39 years)were randomly assigned to either a control or self-compassion group.They completed baseline trait measures of contingent self-esteem,self-compassion,and self-esteem.Then,they were led to have a 12-min break(control group)or listen to a 12-min self-compassion audio(self-compassion group),followed by a social stress task and outcome measures.The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the brief self-compassion training and its moderating role in influencing the effects of contingent self-esteem on negative affects after the social stress task.This research provides implications that to equip with a self-compassionate mindset could lower the risk of the impairment of well-being associated with elements of contingent selfesteem,which involves a fragile sense of self-worth.It may also provide insights into the development of an“optimal selfesteem”and the improvement of well-being.

关 键 词：SELF-COMPASSION contingent self-esteem WELL-BEING social evaluative threat 

分 类 号：B84[哲学宗教—心理学]