The role of self-compassion in the psychological (mal)adjustment of older adults: A repeated- measures study protocol

dc.contributor.authorTavares, Lúcia
dc.contributor.authorXavier, Ana
dc.contributor.authorVagos, Paula
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-10T17:26:49Z
dc.date.available2023-07-10T17:26:49Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-14
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Self-compassion is associated with healthy age- ing and may be a protection factor of older adults' mental health in face of negative life events and other factors such as insecure attachment. However, fear of self-compassion may constitute an obstacle to promoting self-compassion. The role of self-compassion on the psychological (mal) adjustment of older adults requires further research with robust designs, and fear of self-compassion has not been studied in this population. We will test the moderator and mediator role, respectively, of self-compassion and fear of self-compassion, and we will analyse the longitudinal devel- opmental trajectories of these variables.Methods: A repeated-measures design with three data col- lection moments across 6 months, using a sample (180–200 participants) of community residents aged ≥65years. Data will be collected using traditional (i.e. pencil-and-paper questionnaires) and online (i.e. Google Forms) methods. Path analyses will be conducted to test moderation and mediation models. Latent growth curve analyses will be conducted to study the within-person change and between- person differences in change over time of self-compassion and fear of self-compassion. Conclusions: We expect that participants with higher self- compassion will show better psychological adjustment, regardless of attachment quality and negative life events.We expect that insecure attachment and more negative life events will increase the participants' fear of self-compassion, which will decrease their psychological adjustment. Additionally, we expect that self-compassion and fear of self-compassion will show stable developmental trajectories during 6 months. Our results will contribute to better un- derstand protection factors of older adults' mental health, which may guide future psychological interventions.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationTavares, L., Vagos, P., & Xavier, A. (2022). The role of self-compassion in the psychological (mal)adjustment of older adults: A repeated- measures study protocol. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, (Published online: july 2022), 1-13. https//doi.org/. 10.1111/papt.12414. Repositório Institucional UPT. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/4906pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/papt.12414pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2044-8341
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11328/4906
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherThe British Psychological Societypt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35833498/pt_PT
dc.rightsrestricted accesspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOlder adultspt_PT
dc.subjectPsychological adjustmentpt_PT
dc.subjectRepeated-measures designpt_PT
dc.subjectSelf-compassionpt_PT
dc.subjectStudy protocolpt_PT
dc.titleThe role of self-compassion in the psychological (mal)adjustment of older adults: A repeated- measures study protocolpt_PT
dc.typejournal articlept_PT
degois.publication.firstPage1pt_PT
degois.publication.lastPage13pt_PT
degois.publication.titlePsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practicept_PT
degois.publication.volumePublished online: july 2022pt_PT
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person.affiliation.nameI2P - Instituto Portucalense de Psicologia
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person.givenNamePaula
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