%0 Journal Article
%T An exploration of self
%A Fiona Donald
%A Jillian H Broadbear
%A Katherine A Lawrence
%A Sathya Rao
%J Australasian Psychiatry
%@ 1440-1665
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1039856218797418
%X A lack of compassion for oneself, or harsh self-criticism, is associated with a range of psychiatric disorders including borderline personality disorder (BPD). Personal recovery in the context of a mental illness such as BPD involves building a life that is subjectively meaningful and satisfying. Limited self-compassion or harsh self-criticism may be an impediment to recovery from BPD. The association between self-compassion and recovery and self- criticism and recovery were examined. Nineteen individuals diagnosed with BPD completed the Neff Self-Compassion Scale, the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale and the Recovery Assessment Scale at a single time point. There was a strong positive correlation between self-compassion and recovery (r = 0.75) and a strong negative correlation (rho = £¿0.67) between self- criticism and recovery. Although preliminary in nature, these results suggest the importance of fostering self-compassion and working to address self-criticism within clinical interventions supporting recovery from BPD
%K self-compassion
%K self-criticism
%K borderline personality disorder
%K recovery
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1039856218797418