{"title":"Fear of Compassion and Big Five Personality Traits in College Students","authors":"K. Volk, Kristin E. Mehr, J. A. Mills","doi":"10.1080/87568225.2023.2181256","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Compassion and self-compassion have significant benefits for well-being and mental health. Recent literature has demon- strated that some individuals experience fear when receiving compassion from oneself or others. Fear of compassion from oneself, from others, and for others are separate but related constructs that have been strongly linked to self-criticism, depression, anxiety, and stress among college students. The present study examines how fears of compassion (measured by the Fear of Compassion scales) relate to Big Five personality traits (measured by the NEO Five Factor Inventory; Costa & McCrae, 1992) in college students. Bivariate correlational analyses revealed fear of compassion to be correlated positively with neuroticism and negatively with extraversion, agreeable- ness, and conscientiousness. These findings add to the literature in understanding which individuals harbor fear of compassion. Clinical implications and recommendations are discussed.","PeriodicalId":45816,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF COLLEGE STUDENT PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"JOURNAL OF COLLEGE STUDENT PSYCHOTHERAPY","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2023.2181256","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Compassion and self-compassion have significant benefits for well-being and mental health. Recent literature has demon- strated that some individuals experience fear when receiving compassion from oneself or others. Fear of compassion from oneself, from others, and for others are separate but related constructs that have been strongly linked to self-criticism, depression, anxiety, and stress among college students. The present study examines how fears of compassion (measured by the Fear of Compassion scales) relate to Big Five personality traits (measured by the NEO Five Factor Inventory; Costa & McCrae, 1992) in college students. Bivariate correlational analyses revealed fear of compassion to be correlated positively with neuroticism and negatively with extraversion, agreeable- ness, and conscientiousness. These findings add to the literature in understanding which individuals harbor fear of compassion. Clinical implications and recommendations are discussed.
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The Journal of College Student Psychotherapy® is dedicated to enhancing the lives of college and university students by featuring high-quality articles about practice, theory, and research in mental health and personal development. Contributions to the journal come from professionals in the field of mental health and counseling and from college staff, faculty, and students. The journal is written specifically for college and university administrative staff and faculty as well as counselors and mental health professionals. Regular quarterly issues of the journal feature articles of central interest to psychotherapists and counselors while also expressing broader implications for everyone who wishes to understand students.
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