Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of self-compassion programs on the subjective well-being of college students using the meta-analysis. To perform the study, 5 electronic databases are reviewed, and 11 to select the literatures utilized. Through the literature review, the subjects of this study and the intervention characteristics are systematically explored, and the meta-analysis is performed to analyze the effect size. The results of this study are as follow. First, the overall effect size of the self-compassion program on subjective well-being was .73. Second, the effect size according to the components of subjective well-being showed the greatest effect in reducing negative emotions, followed by life satisfaction, psychological well-being, and positive emotions. Based on the discussion and conclusion, the limitations of this study and future research directions are suggested.

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