Adjusting Identities When Times Change: The Role of Self-Compassion

• DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2020-0342
• Publication Date: 2021-09-03T09:53:11Z
• Authors: Sasha M. Kullman; Brittany N. Semen...; Benjamin J.I. Sch...; Laura Ceccarelli; Shaelyn M. Strachan
• Keywords: Shame; Abandonment (legal); Self-Compassion

Adjusting identity standards may be preferable to relentless pursuit or abandonment of an when facing identity-challenging life transition. Self-compassion (SC) can help people adjust challenges. The authors examined whether SC was associated with adjustment, exercise, and the moderating effect identity-behavior discrepancy in 279 women exercisers who reported reduced exercise motherhood. Participants completed Self-Compassion Scale extent reflected on their discrepant behavior (reduced exercise). Reactions (acceptance, shame, guilt, rumination), correlates adjustment (subjective well-being, autonomous motivation, controlled role conflict), were assessed. positively acceptance, successful behavior. negatively rumination, unsuccessful adjustment. exercise-identifying less after becoming mothers adaptively cope this challenge continue exercising.