Tweedale, Zoë;
(2020)
A self-compassion intervention for healthy adolescents: Can it enhance self-compassion and reduce social comparison?
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
This thesis is concerned with adolescent mental health and wellbeing. It is presented in three parts. Part One: Literature Review. A systematic review of 20 studies, both cross-sectional and longitudinal, that investigated the relationship between school-related stress and depressive symptoms in adolescents. Significant positive relationships were found between school-related stress and depressive symptoms; however, the causal direction of this relationship is questionable as most studies were cross-sectional. Additionally, a number of studies found effects of moderating and mediating factors, such as gender. Further high-quality, longitudinal studies need to be conducted to assess the strength and direction of this relationship. Part Two: Empirical Paper. This consisted of an exploratory randomised control study to investigate the effectiveness of a three session self-compassion psychoeducation group with an imagery task, compared to a psychoeducation group alone or control group. It was conducted as a joint project with another UCL Clinical Psychology Doctorate student (Tweed, 2019). Improvements in self-compassion and social comparison were found in the psychoeducation group, but not the psychoeducation and imagery group. Within the imagery group there was evidence that the greater the ability of the participants to vividly imagine the imagery task, the greater the improvements they experienced. Acceptability feedback of the intervention sessions was positive, although there were questions regarding the acceptability of inter-session tasks. Part Three: Critical Appraisal. A reflection and appraisal focused on the empirical paper. This includes methodological and practical issues encountered during the study alongside consideration of wider issues relating to school-based research.
Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
Title: | A self-compassion intervention for healthy adolescents: Can it enhance self-compassion and reduce social comparison? |
Event: | UCL (University College London) |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2019. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10083716 |



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