Date of Award
Fall 2015
Document Type
Thesis
Primary Advisor
Dr. Rosalind Goodrich
Abstract
Loneliness is a common and painful experience related to a multitude of negative health outcomes. The current study examined the relationship between measures of self-compassion and measures of loneliness in order to explore whether a self-compassionate mindset might alleviate feelings of social isolation. Because prior research has indicated a relationship between self-evaluation processes and perceptions of social connectedness, the study was conducted with the hypothesis that there would be a negative correlation between self-compassion and loneliness constructs. The sample consisted of 198 undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 25 at a small Christian university in the Southeast U. S. The Short Form of the Self-Compassion Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3) were administered to the participants through an online survey. Results from data analyses showed a moderate negative correlation of about -.555 (p
Recommended Citation
Lyon, Taylor A., "Self-Compassion as a Predictor of Loneliness: The Relationship Between Self-Evaluation Processes and Perceptions of Social Connection" (2015). Selected Honors Theses. 37.
https://firescholars.seu.edu/honors/37