Al., 2015 ) to 20% (kieling et al., 2011 ). although this pro-portion is high, many adolescents do not develop a men- tal disorder despite experiencing multiple risk factors and adversity. identification of protective psychological factors are crucial for the development of early psychological inter- ventions, yet these remain poorly understood (cabral & patel, 2020 ; haggerty & mrazek, 1994 ). self-compassion may be one such protective factor. self-compassion refers to a healthy desire to help rather than hurt ourselves, par- ticularly in times of distress or pain (gilbert, 2009b ; gilbert & procter, 2006 ; neff, 2003b ). the widely used self-report 26-item self-compassion scale (scs; neff 2003a ) mea- sures six independent yet interacting sub-components. these include three beneficial compassionate self-responses (self-kindness, mindfulness and common humanity) and the global prevalence rate of adolescent mental disorders range from 13% (griffin & mcmahon, ; polanczyk et

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• who: Current Psychology and collaborators from the School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield Campus, Sydney, NSW, Australia have published the Article: al., 2015 ) to 20% (Kieling et al., 2011 ). Although this pro-portion is high, many adolescents do not develop a men- tal disorder despite experiencing multiple risk factors and adversity. Identification of protective psychological factors are crucial for the development of early psychological inter- ventions, yet these remain poorly understood (Cabral & Patel, 2020 ; Haggerty & Mrazek, 1994 ). Self-compassion may be one such protective factor. Self-compassion refers to a healthy desire to . . .
  

   

  

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