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## Objectives: Attitudes to ageing exert a powerful influence on health and well-being, yet surprisingly little research has examined factors that contribute to the formation of these attitudes. the aim of this study was to consider the potential role of self-compassion in predicting attitudes to ageing, which in turn contribute to positive and negative mental well-being and self-reported health. ## Method: This was a cross-sectional study using data from 517 midlife women aged between 40 and 60. structural equation modelling was used to examine the relationships between self-compassion, three facets of attitudes to ageing and well-being outcomes. ## Results: Together, self-compassion and attitudes to ageing explained between 36% and 67% of the variance in well-being. self-compassion was a strong predictor of attitudes towards psychosocial loss, physical change and psychological growth (β range: .22-.51). furthermore, the relationship between self-compassion and well-being outcomes was partially mediated by attitudes to physical change. ## Conclusion: Self-compassion may be a modifiable internal resource to promote healthy attitudes to ageing in midlife, when ageing becomes persona

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Author

Lydia Brown; Christina Bryant; Valerie Brown; Bei Bei; Fiona Judd

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2015

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)