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Lior Galili-Weinstock1, Roei Chen1, Dana Atzil-Slonim1
1Bar-Ilan University.
Objective:
Self-compassion (SC) has been consistently linked to less psychopathology; however, the link between changes in client's SC levels and psychotherapy outcomes has yet to be explored.
Method:
Clients at a university-based community clinic completed SC and outcome measures session by session (N = 112) as well as pre- to posttreatment (N = 70).
Results:
Increases in clients' SC levels across the entire therapeutic process were associated with improvement in all posttreatment outcomes. Additionally, session-to-session increases in SC levels predicted improved symptoms and functioning at the session level; these effects were significant above and beyond the effects of the therapeutic alliance.
Conclusion:
The results of the current study highlight SC as a possible process variable in psychotherapy.
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