The relationship between self-compassion and psychological distress in cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Pub Date : 2025-10-13 DOI:10.1080/07347332.2025.2570787

Shahaf Bitan, Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon, Michal Lavidor, Shimrit Daches

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Abstract

Introduction: Self-compassion, directing kindness toward oneself during difficult experiences, has been linked to lower anxiety, depression, and stress throughout the cancer trajectory. This meta-analysis aimed to systematically review existing findings, calculate aggregated effect sizes, and examine cancer phase (acute vs. survivorship) as a potential moderator.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 24 studies (3,626 participants across 13 countries) was conducted, assessing associations between self-compassion and anxiety (14 studies), depression (20), and stress (14) in cancer populations. PsycInfo, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched on June 6, 2025.

Results: Medium-to-large negative associations were found between self-compassion and both anxiety and stress, and a large negative association with depression. Cancer phase moderated the relationship with stress, showing a stronger effect in survivorship than in the acute phase.

Conclusion: Self-compassion appears protective against psychological distress in cancer patients, especially during survivorship. Tailoring self-compassion-based interventions to cancer phase may enhance their effectiveness.

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自我同情与癌症患者及幸存者心理困扰的关系：系统回顾与元分析。

导读：自我同情，在困难的经历中对自己友善，与癌症轨迹中较低的焦虑、抑郁和压力有关。本荟萃分析旨在系统地回顾现有的研究结果，计算总体效应大小，并检查癌症分期（急性期与生存期）作为潜在的调节因素。方法：对来自13个国家的24项研究（3626名参与者）进行了系统回顾和荟萃分析，评估了癌症人群中自我同情与焦虑（14项研究）、抑郁（20项）和压力（14项）之间的关系。PsycInfo， PubMed和谷歌Scholar在2025年6月6日进行了搜索。结果：自我同情与焦虑、压力均呈中高负相关，与抑郁呈高负相关。癌症阶段缓和了与压力的关系，对生存的影响比急性期更强。结论：自我同情对癌症患者的心理困扰具有保护作用，尤其是在生存期。将基于自我同情的干预措施调整到癌症阶段可能会提高其有效性。

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Journal of Psychosocial Oncology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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期刊介绍： Here is your single source of integrated information on providing the best psychosocial care possible from the knowledge available from many disciplines.The Journal of Psychosocial Oncology is an essential source for up-to-date clinical and research material geared toward health professionals who provide psychosocial services to cancer patients, their families, and their caregivers. The journal—the first interdisciplinary resource of its kind—is in its third decade of examining exploratory and hypothesis testing and presenting program evaluation research on critical areas, including: the stigma of cancer; employment and personal problems facing cancer patients; patient education.