Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators
The Journal of Positive Psychology April 11, 2012 Ruth A. Baer, Emily L. B. Lykins, Jessica R. Peters 391 citations
Mindfulness training has well-documented effects on psychological health. Recent findings suggest that increases in both mindfulness and self-compassion may mediate these outcomes; however, their separate and combined effects are rarely examined in the same participants. This study investigated cross-sectional relationships between self-reported mindfulness, self-compassion, meditation...