Table 3.
Summary of included studies for pre-post-control comparisons for control groups
| Study | N | Participants | Control format | # of weeks | Location of study | Article type | Hedges g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck et al. (2017) | 17 | Communication sciences and disorders and speech-language pathology students | Inactive | 8 | U.S. | Journal | − .21 |
| Crowder and Sears (2017) | 6 | Social workers | Wait-list | 8 | Canada | Dissertation | .54 |
| Danilewitz et al. (2016) | 9 | Medical students | Wait-list | 8 | Canada | Journal | .24 |
| Duarte and Pinto-Gouveia (2016) | 19 | Oncology nurses | Wait-list | 6 | Portugal | Journal | − .14 |
| Erogul et al. (2014) | 29 | 1st year medical students | Inactive | 8 | U.S. | Journal | .15 |
| Mathad et al. (2017) | 40 | Nursing students | Wait-list | 8 | India | Journal | − .10 |
| Shapiro et al. (2007) | 32 | Therapist in training | Inactive | 10 | U.S. | Journal | − .05 |
| Slatyer et al. (2017) | 19 | Nurses | Wait-list | 4 | Australia | Journal | .00 |
| Stafford-Brown and Pakenham (2012) | 28 | Clinical psychology trainees | Wait-list | 4 | Australia | Journal | .32 |
| Verweij et al. (2017) | 67 | Residents | Wait-list | 8 | Netherlands | Journal | .17 |
SCS, Self-Compassion Scale; Hedges g, effect size