APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Self-Compassion Promotes Acceptance of Other's Imperfection Via Acceptance of Own Imperfection
- 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.
Self