Table 3.
Meta-Analyzed Unadjusted (Across 26 Samples, Total N = 6127), and Adjusted Effects (Across 13 Samples, Total N = 3272), Among Self-Compassion (SC), and Self-Rated Health (SRH), Adjusting for Positive and Negative Affect
| Sample | N | SC-SRH r | SC-PA r | SC-NA r | PA-SRH r | NA-SRH r | SC-SRH srPA | SC-SRH srNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 162 | .333 | .434 | −.464 | .391 | −.345 | .149 | .162 |
| 2 | 131 | .357 | .613 | −.522 | .595 | −.351 | −.097 | .161 |
| 3 | 117 | .217 | .129 | −.223 | .353 | −.278 | .168 | .152 |
| 4 | 96 | .203 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | 637 | .261 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | 109 | .526 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | 104 | .166 | .498 | −.620 | .197 | −.209 | .066 | .033 |
| 8 | 163 | .050 | .322 | −.465 | .260 | −.369 | −.037 | −.135 |
| 9 | 155 | .331 | .543 | −.643 | .436 | −.379 | .068 | .068 |
| 10 | 85 | .200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | 165 | .304 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | 143 | .248 | .286 | −.320 | .188 | −.237 | .194 | .170 |
| 13 | 236 | .247 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | 336 | .278 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | 189 | .270 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | 396 | .258 | .427 | −.487 | .281 | −.182 | .133 | .168 |
| 17 | 289 | .284 | .319 | −.396 | .229 | −.266 | .209 | .175 |
| 18 | 390 | .260 | .429 | −.489 | .281 | −.181 | .134 | .170 |
| 19 | 102 | .181 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | 647 | .254 | .480 | −.520 | .304 | −.340 | .101 | .066 |
| 21 | 341 | .097 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | 416 | .235 | .350 | −.454 | .300 | −.353 | .125 | .064 |
| 23 | 159 | .225 | .399 | −.516 | .253 | −.307 | .121 | .059 |
| 24 | 322 | .137 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | 90 | .224 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 147 | .319 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meta-analysis results | Effects 95% CI | .247 [.22, .28] | .409 [.35, .46] | −.478 [−.52, −.43] | .312 [.26, .36] | −.291 [−.33,-.25] | .113 [.07, .15] | .105 [.06, .15] |
Note: CI Confidence interval