Self-compassion, social cognition, and self-affect in adolescence: A longitudinal study

The current study examined the longitudinal association of social cognition (Theory Mind, empathy) and self-affect (self-conscious emotions) with 99 adolescents’ positive negative dimensions self-compassion over two years (T1: 10.75 years, T2: 12.08 years). For total sample, analysis showed no relations among variables, but separate gender revealed differences in correlational patterns. boys only, self-coldness negatively predicted affective Theory Mind or ability to recognize emotions others. girls an increase blaming others for transgressions. Higher levels failed foster self-kindness compassion. Decoding others’ may protect adolescent from self-judgement, self-coldness.