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Self‐compassion, coping strategies and gender differences in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy practitioners during COVID‐19: Lessons learnt.

Keyes, J., Yankouskaya, A. and Panourgia, C., 2023. Self‐compassion, coping strategies and gender differences in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy practitioners during COVID‐19: Lessons learnt. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23 (4), 1052-1062.

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DOI: 10.1002/capr.12574

Abstract

Effective coping strategies can protect against the adverse effects of stress. This study investigated self-compassion's ability to predict approach and avoidance coping in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy practitioners (PCPPs) during COVID-19, and whether this differed between genders. To date, no research has investigated this relationship, despite positive associations being drawn in other populations. Three hundred and nineteen PCPPs completed an online survey including the Brief COPE and Self-Compassion Short Form. Self-compassion significantly predicted greater use of approach coping and reduced use of avoidance coping. The predictive ability of self-compassion was slightly better in female practitioners. Self-judgement arose as a prominent subscale of self-compassion across genders, increasing both approach and avoidance coping. Implications for future research and practice are discussed, concerning barriers to self-compassion and the requirement of therapeutic programmes and psychoeducation as a prerequisite for effective coping strategies in the PCPP population.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1473-3145
Uncontrolled Keywords:coping; COVID-19; gender; psychology; counselling and psychotherapy practitioners; self-compassion
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:37339
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:11 Aug 2022 08:57
Last Modified:20 May 2024 14:02

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