Influences on the Development of Self-compassion in Adolescents

Abstract

Self-compassion is an adaptive psychoprotective factor that helps individuals objectively perceive and accept their own encounters or suffering and respond with self-directed kindness. Adolescence is a period of rapid changes in cognitive development, and the superimposition of these changes with academic pressures, etc., is highly likely to lead to adolescents' mental health problems. In this study, we systematically investigate the factors influencing adolescents' self-compassion from physiological, psychological, Wand social perspectives, and clarify the role of self-compassion in adolescents' mental health and the strategies for improving self-compassion for adolescents. Future research on adolescent self-compassion should focus more on internal feelings and physiological factors, pay attention to cultural differences, and purposefully investigate the developmental level of self-compassion and its influencing factors among adolescents of different ages and family types.