TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Compassion-Based Meditation in African Americans: Self-Criticism Mediates Changes in Depression
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Johnson, Suzanne B.
A1  - Goodnight, Bradley L.
A1  - Zhang, Huaiyu
A1  - Daboin, Irene
A1  - Patterson, Bobbi
A1  - Kaslow, Nadine J.
SP  - 160
EP  - 168
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examines self-criticism as a mechanism through which compassion meditation reduces depressive symptoms in low-income African American men and women (N = 59) who had recently attempted suicide. After completing several measures, including the Levels of Self-Criticism Scale and Beck Depression Inventory-II, participants were randomly assigned to receive either a six-session compassion meditation (CM) group (Grady Compassion and Meditation Program) or a six-session support group. As predicted, path analysis results showed that treatment condition led to changes in self-criticism from pre- to posttreatment, with those receiving CM showing greater reductions in levels of self-criticism than those randomized to the support group. Path analyses also revealed that changes in self-criticism fully mediated the link between condition and changes in depressive symptoms. These findings highlight the importance and value of targeting levels of self-criticism in compassion-based interventions to reduce the depressive symptoms of suicidal African Americans.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12347
ID  - ref1
ER  -