Table 1.
Results of the Meta-Analysis of Studies on the Relation Between Self-Esteem (SE) and Self-Compassion (SC) and the Relations Between Both Self-Related Constructs and Indices of Well-Being and Psychological Problems
| k | N | Average r | Effect Size r | 95% CI | p | Heterogeneity Q† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE – SC | 76 | 35,537 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.56, 0.86 | < 0.001 | 1145.48 |
| SE – Well-being | 45 | 20,661 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.31, 0.59 | < 0.001 | 1594.19 |
| SC – Well-being | 45 | 20,661 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.26, 0.55 | < 0.001 | 967.20 |
| SE – Psychological problems | 69 | 27,909 | −0.43 | −0.49 | −0.34, −0.65 | < 0.001 | 2090.34 |
| SC – Psychological problems | 69 | 27,909 | −0.41 | −0.46 | −0.30, −0.61 | < 0.001 | 1300.97 |
| SE – Well-being (controlled for SC) | 45 | 20,661 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.12, 0.40 | < 0.001 | 622.30 |
| SC – Well-being (controlled for SE) | 45 | 20,661 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.05, 0.33 | < 0.001 | 266.73 |
| SE – Psychological problems (controlled for SC) | 69 | 27,909 | −0.26 | −0.30 | −0.14, −0.45 | < 0.001 | 10,920.07 |
| SC – Psychological problems (controlled for SE) | 69 | 27,909 | −0.22 | −0.24 | −0.03, −0.39 | < 0.001 | 7319.35 |
Notes: †Heterogeneity was evaluated by means of the open-source software package Jamovi (https://www.jamovi.org). The Q-statistic was significant for all analyses, indicating that the results were heterogeneous across studies.