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@article{ART002430121},
author={SOYOUNG BAEK and Hyunju Ha and Kwon, SeokMan},
title={The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety},
journal={Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice},
issn={2466-0787},
year={2018},
volume={4},
number={3},
pages={337-357},
doi={10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337}

TY - JOUR
AU - SOYOUNG BAEK
AU - Hyunju Ha
AU - Kwon, SeokMan
TI - The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety
JO - Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice
PY - 2018
VL - 4
IS - 3
PB - Korean Clinical Psychology Association
SP - 337
EP - 357
SN - 2466-0787
AB - The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of being self-compassionate on social anxiety. For this, we investigated whether self-compassion would have a negative correlation with social anxiety, and whether the efficacy of self-compassionate imagery treatment was efficacious in reducing one’s social anxiety levels. In study 1, self-reported data were collected from 236 undergraduates and graduates and used to examine the relationship between self-compassion and social anxiety. Correlation analysis demonstrated that a higher self-compassion score was related to a lower social anxiety score. The results of the mediation analysis also showed that self-compassion could have an impact on social anxiety by facilitating social anxiety acceptance. Study 2 was designed to investigate the effect of self-compassionate imagery treatment on relieving social anxiety relative to one that focuses on cognitive-restructuring. Thirty-two undergraduates and graduates with social anxiety were randomly assigned to one of two conditions(self-compassion or cognitive-restructuring) and practiced each treatment for a week. As a result, the self-compassion group showed a reduction in social anxiety, albeit a non-significant one. On the other hand, the cognitive-restructuring group demonstrated a significant reduction in anxiety about being observed and performing in front of others. After these two groups were combined and the relationship between change in self-compassion and change in social anxiety was analyzed, these two values were negatively related. Thus, the present study empirically investigated the effect of self-compassion on social anxiety and whether a brief self-compassion intervention was efficacious in improving self-compassion and relieving the symptoms of social anxiety. Finally, the implications and limitations of this study and suggestions for future studies were discussed.
KW - Social Anxiety;Self­Compassion;Social Anxiety Acceptance;Cognitive-Restructuring
DO - 10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337
ER -

SOYOUNG BAEK, Hyunju Ha and Kwon, SeokMan. (2018). The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety. Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice, 4(3), 337-357.

SOYOUNG BAEK, Hyunju Ha and Kwon, SeokMan. 2018, "The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety", Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice, vol.4, no.3 pp.337-357. Available from: doi:10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337

SOYOUNG BAEK, Hyunju Ha, Kwon, SeokMan "The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety" Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice 4.3 pp.337-357 (2018) : 337.

SOYOUNG BAEK, Hyunju Ha, Kwon, SeokMan. The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety. 2018; 4(3), 337-357. Available from: doi:10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337

SOYOUNG BAEK, Hyunju Ha and Kwon, SeokMan. "The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety" Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice 4, no.3 (2018) : 337-357.doi: 10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337

SOYOUNG BAEK; Hyunju Ha; Kwon, SeokMan. The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety. Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice, 4(3), 337-357. doi: 10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337

SOYOUNG BAEK; Hyunju Ha; Kwon, SeokMan. The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety. Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice. 2018; 4(3) 337-357. doi: 10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337

SOYOUNG BAEK, Hyunju Ha, Kwon, SeokMan. The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety. 2018; 4(3), 337-357. Available from: doi:10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337

SOYOUNG BAEK, Hyunju Ha and Kwon, SeokMan. "The effect of self-compassion on social anxiety: Exploring the mediating role of social anxiety acceptance and the efficacy of self-compassionate treatment in reducing social anxiety" Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice 4, no.3 (2018) : 337-357.doi: 10.15842/CPKJOURNAL.PUB.4.3.337