The role of decentering and self-compassion in self-esteem regulation: how meditation and metacognition shape the use of self-esteem regulation strategies
Frontiers in Psychology July 10, 2026 Baran Kahraman, Lena Rader, Siegfried Gauggel et al.
Introduction Previous research has demonstrated that individuals’ levels of self-esteem strongly influence how they regulate and protect their self-esteem. However, it remains unclear to what extent these regulatory strategies are shaped by trainable psychological processes such as decentering and self-compassion. Methods Two studies were conducted to investigate the role of decentering and...