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The focus of this study was to investigate the role of self-compassion on impulsivity after a negative event. To accomplish this task a study was conducted among college students to examine the role that self-compassion plays in emotional regulation and self-regulation following a negative experience. This analysis involved measuring self-esteem, negative affect, and impulsivity. The scales in this study were administered prior to and after the college students took their first statistics test. Students displayed a significant decrease in self-esteem, a significant increase in negative affect, and a significant increase in impulsivity. When self-compassion was included as a covariate, the only significant change was a decline in self-esteem. Moreover, the analysis revealed a significant interaction between self-compassion and changes over time. Implications and limitations of these results were discussed.
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Morley, R.H. The Effect of Self-Compassion on Impulsivity Provoked by a Reduction in Self-Esteem. Curr Psychol 38, 1662–1667 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9704-7
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