Post-Assault Recovery in Undergraduate College Students: The Role of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

Kjose, Anna

Post-Assault Recovery in Undergraduate College Students: The Role of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

dc.contributor.advisor	McWhirter, Paula
dc.contributor.author	Kjose, Anna
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Crowson, Michael
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Taylor, E Laurette
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Fernando, Delini
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Laird, Susan
dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-13T20:10:21Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-13T20:10:21Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.date.manuscript	2018-05
dc.description.abstract	The study sought to explore the role that aspects of self-compassion (self-kindness, common humanity, mindfulness, self-judgment, isolation, over-identification) and mindful awareness would have on the psychological wellbeing of those who reported a history of sexual assault during childhood (prior to age 18) and/or a history of sexual assault during adulthood (since age 18). Prior research has already established a significant relationship between mindfulness, and psychological wellbeing (Campos et al., 2016; Desrosiers et al., 2013), which aligns with the existing theory of the Temporal Model of Perceived Control (Frazier, 2003), and the current counseling theories within Mindfulness – and Acceptance Based Therapies (Hayes, 2004). Self-compassion has also been shown to increase psychological wellbeing (Barlow et al., 2017; Neff, 2003). The current study explored (a) the relationships between aspects of self-compassion, mindful awareness, and psychological wellbeing among college -matriculated students with childhood and/or recent experiences of sexual assault, and (b) doesvmindful awareness and aspects of self-compassion predict psychological wellbeing among undergraduate students with childhood experiences and/or recent experiences of sexual assault. All aspects of self-compassion variables and mindful awareness were entered into a hierarchical regression model separately for those who reported a childhood and/or those who reported a recent experience of sexual assault. Self-kindness, and mindful awareness were found to be significant predictors of psychological wellbeing for those with a childhood history of sexual assault. Self-kindness, isolation, and mindful awareness were found to be significant predictors of psychological wellbeing for those with a recent experience of sexual assault.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/321138
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Psychology, General.	en_US
dc.subject	Mindfulness	en_US
dc.subject	Self-Compassion	en_US
dc.subject	Sexual Assault	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Ph.D.	en_US
dc.title	Post-Assault Recovery in Undergraduate College Students: The Role of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion	en_US
ou.group	Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Educational Psychology	en_US