TY  - JOUR
AU  - Northover, Clare
AU  - Deacon, Jack
AU  - King, John
AU  - Irons, Chris
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/21
TI  - Developing Self-Compassion Online: Assessing the Efficacy and Feasibility of a Brief Online Intervention
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 056
VL  - 06
IS  - 04
AB  - The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy and feasibility of a newly designed online self-compassion training programme for the general public. Two hundred and forty-nine participants were randomly assigned to have either immediate or delayed access to a four-week online self-compassion training programme. This programme was based on Compassionate Mind Training and was made up of psychoeducational sessions and in-between session practices and readings. Out of the 179 participants who completed the pre-intervention measures, 81 participants completed the waiting list control design (45.25%; 52 participants from the waiting list group and 29 from the intervention group) and 50 participants went on to complete the intervention (27.9%; i.e., combining the 21 participants from the waiting list group that completed the intervention with the 29 from the intervention group). Compared to the control group, participants in the intervention group showed statistically significant increases in self-compassion and well-being and significant decreases in uncompassionate attitude towards self, shame, self-criticism, depression, anxiety, stress, levels of fear of compassion and attachment avoidance and anxiety. These effects remained at a one month follow up (based on data from 31 participants who completed these measures). The number of sessions completed was significantly predicted by baseline levels of well-being. This study provides promising results for the use of online self-compassion interventions to improve the mental wellbeing of the general public. However, further research is now needed to help understand the barriers to engagement and to help tailor its format to better suit participants who disengaged.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2104056
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.2104056
ID  - Northover2021
ER  -