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The association between self‐compassion and treatment outcomes: Session‐level and treatment‐level effects
Author(s) -
GaliliWeinstock Lior,
Chen Roei,
AtzilSlonim Dana,
BarKalifa Eran,
Peri Tuvia,
Rafaeli Eshkol
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22569
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , psychology , psychopathology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , self compassion , alliance , association (psychology) , mindfulness , world wide web , computer science , political science , law
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.