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0000-0002-7851-9246
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RMIT University
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Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2020
DOI: 10.1016/J.JAD.2019.10.042
Abstract: There have been longstanding theories and research evidence into the important role of the person's vulnerability at the level of self-concept in bipolar disorder (BD). The current study investigated two emerging self-related constructs, self-compassion and nonattachment to self in BD. Specifically, we examined the levels of the two constructs in people with BD compared with those from the general population, and the associations between the constructs and bipolar symptomologies within the BD group. The BD group consisted of 302 in iduals with a diagnosis of BD participating in an international randomised controlled trial. A general population s le (n = 372) was recruited from an Australian university as a comparison group. All participants completed measures of self-compassion and nonattachment to self. The BD group completed additional measures of depression and symptoms of hypo/mania. Participants with BD showed significantly lower self-compassion and nonattachment to self than those from the comparison group after controlling for demographic variables (e.g., gender, age, education, occupation). In the BD group, lower self-compassion and nonattachment to self were associated with greater severity of depression on both self- and clinician-rated scales. Nonattachment to self but not self-compassion was negatively associated with hypo/mania symptomology. The cross-sectional design cannot determine the direction of the relationships between study variables. Nonattachment to self is a novel psychological construct and further research is needed to replicate study findings. The study findings suggest that self-compassion and nonattachment to self may be meaningful targets in psychological interventions for people with BD.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2019
DOI: 10.1016/J.JAD.2019.03.003
Abstract: Maladaptive perfectionism is a transdiagnostic risk and maintaining factor for a range of mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder (BD). Self-compassion represents a potential protective factor against maladaptive perfectionism, however no studies to date have examined the relationship of these constructs in BD. The aim of the present study was to examine associations between maladaptive perfectionism, self-compassion and symptoms among in iduals with BD. Baseline data were collected from 302 participants with a DSM-IV diagnosis of BD participating in an international randomised controlled trial. Participants completed measures of maladaptive perfectionism, self-compassion, symptom severity and emotion regulation difficulties. Clinician-administered measures of depression and mania severity were additionally collected. Correlation and mediation analyses were conducted. Maladaptive perfectionism was positively associated with depression, anxiety and emotion regulation difficulties. Lower levels of self-compassion correlated with greater self-reported depression, anxiety and emotion regulation difficulties. Self-compassion partially mediated relationships between maladaptive perfectionism, depression, anxiety and emotion regulation difficulties. The cross-sectional design limits conclusions about causal relationships between study variables. Results may not be generalizable to other BD populations. The role of maladaptive perfectionism and self-compassion in elevated mood states of BD remains unclear. Self-compassion represents one mechanism through which maladaptive perfectionism influences symptoms of depression, anxiety and emotion regulation difficulties in BD. Self-compassion represents a modifiable treatment target in iduals with BD exhibiting maladaptive perfectionistic tendencies may benefit from interventions fostering self-compassion.
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 27-09-2018
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 09-10-2018
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-01-2021
DOI: 10.1002/CPP.2547
Abstract: The role of self‐concept in bipolar disorder (BD) has not been well understood. The present review utilizes the notion of self‐schema and interrogates existing research concerning evidence for cross‐sectional and prospective associations between four schema‐like constructs (i.e. trait self‐esteem, dysfunctional beliefs concerning contingent self‐worth, early maladaptive schemas and implicit self‐esteem) and various facets of BD. Existing findings demonstrate various types of involvement of self‐schemas in BD. Of particular clinical relevance, the present review suggests that low trait self‐esteem and dysfunctional beliefs concerning contingent self‐worth are risk factors for ongoing BD symptoms and mood episodes. The present review also yields important yet unaddressed questions with respect to the evaluative content of self‐schemas associated with the hypo/manic phase of BD.
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 13-12-2018
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-03-2021
DOI: 10.1111/PAPT.12333
Abstract: Self‐compassion represents a way of interacting with the self involving kindness and a balanced approach to negative self‐related stimuli that has shown to contribute to reduced depression, anxiety and stress, and increased psychological well‐being. Due to the potential barriers towards self‐compassion for people with depressive symptoms, the objective of the present study what to investigate whether the emerging construct of ‘nonattachment to self’, which reflects a flexible and balanced approach to all self‐related stimuli, may be more beneficial for positive psychological outcomes than self‐compassion, for in iduals with depressive symptoms. A s le 388 participants (consisting of 71 men, 317 women) aged from 18 to 77 ( M = 35.33, SD = 10.81) completed an online questionnaire measuring levels of self‐compassion, nonattachment to self, depressive symptoms, and well‐being. Higher levels of both nonattachment to self and self‐compassion were related to reduced psychological distress and increased psychological well‐being. However, for people with at least mild depressive symptoms, nonattachment to self was found to be a stronger predictor of reduced psychological distress and increased psychological well‐being than self‐compassion. In conclusion, the present study suggests both nonattachment to self and self‐compassion are associated with better mental health in non‐clinical populations. Further, for in iduals experiencing at least mild symptoms of depression, self‐compassion may be less beneficial than taking a more nonattached stance towards the self. The findings have implications for the way we conceptualize self‐focused attention and suggest assisting in iduals to let go of their fixated, self‐focused attention may be especially beneficial for in iduals with depressive symptoms. The notion of letting of attachment to the separate static self lies at the core of Buddhist psychological teachings and recent research suggests it can have a positive impact on in iduals psychological well‐being and ill‐being Given the barriers to self‐compassion experienced by in iduals with depressive symptoms, nonattachment to self may represent a healthy interaction with the self than is met with less resistance than self‐compassion. Due to the balanced stance of nonattachment to self towards positive and negative self‐related stimuli, it may be prove to be a valuable approach to treating in iduals who feel conflict with taking any form of positive or kind stance towards the self.
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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