Compassion toward others and self-compassion predict mental and physical well-being: a 5-year longitudinal study of 1090 community-dwelling adults across the lifespan

Compassion toward others and self-compassion predict mental and physical well-being: a 5-year longitudinal study of 1090 community-dwelling adults across the lifespan

Abstract There is growing interest in the role of compassion in promoting health and well-being, with cross-sectional data showing an inverse correlation with loneliness. This is the first longitudinal study examining both compassion toward others (CTO) and compassion toward self (CTS) as predictors...

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Main Authors: Ellen E. Lee, Tushara Govind, Marina Ramsey, Tsung Chin Wu, Rebecca Daly, Jinyuan Liu, Xin M. Tu, Martin P. Paulus, Michael L. Thomas, Dilip V. Jeste
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01491-8

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01491-8

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