APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Self-Compassion Promotes Acceptance of Other's Imperfection Via Acceptance of Own Imperfection

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Social

  • Samantha Jordan
    University of Memphis
  • Jia Wei Zhang
    University of Memphis
  • Serena Chen
    University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

First two studies showed self-compassion promoted acceptance of partners’ and acquaintances' flaw via acceptance of own flaw. Study 3 showed self-compassion promoted felt acceptance of flaw for each person in the romantic relationship as a function of two serial processes: Acceptance of own flaw and acceptance of each other’s flaw.

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