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Self-Compassion is Associated with Improved Well-Being and Healthier Cortisol Profiles in Undergraduate Students

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Greater self-compassion is associated with higher positive affect, lower perceived stress, and fewer depressive symptoms among undergraduate students.
Steeper diurnal cortisol slopes across four days were significantly predicted by self-compassion in regression models of 59 undergraduate students.
Hierarchical multiple regressions controlling for oral contraception and tobacco use revealed that self-compassion protects against physiological stress.

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Observational study reveals healthier diurnal cortisol rhythms and reduced distress in undergraduates with high self-compassion, suggesting physiological protection.

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Cowand et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e61ca7b6db6435875af12a https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02383-w

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Observational study reveals healthier diurnal cortisol rhythms and reduced distress in undergraduates with high self-compassion, suggesting physiological protection.

Self-Compassion is Associated with Improved Well-Being and Healthier Cortisol Profiles in Undergraduate Students

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Self-Compassion is Associated with Improved Well-Being and Healthier Cortisol Profiles in Undergraduate Students

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