Daily self-compassion protects Asian Americans/Canadians after experiences of COVID-19 discrimination: Implications for subjective well-being and health behaviors. Issue 8 (17th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Jia Wei; Bui, van; Snell, Andrew N.; Howell, Ryan T.; Bailis, Dan
• Is Part Of: Self and identity. Volume 21:Issue 8(2022)
• Page Start: 891
• Page End: 913
• Publication Date: 2022-11-17
• Subjects: Asians -- COVID-19 discriminations -- protective behaviors -- self-compassion -- subjective well-being; Self -- Periodicals; Identity (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Cognition -- Periodicals; Motivation (Psychology) -- Periodicals; 155.205
• DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2021.2012511
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1529-8868

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Asians are not immune to racial discrimination and discrimination against Asians has heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic because they were blamed as the origin of the virus. A pre-registered 14-day diary explored if self-compassion was associated with subjective well-being and protective behaviors for Asians (U.S. & Canada) who faced COVID-19 discriminations (N = 82 & ndiaries =711). Participants reported discriminations experience for 28% (U.S.) and 25% (Canada) of their days. Daily self-compassion predicted daily subjective well-being despite COVID-19 discrimination experience. Daily self-compassion predicted increased COVID-19 protective behaviors on days Asian Americans experienced COVID-19 discrimination. Daily acceptance, but not daily reappraisal, explained the link between daily self-compassion and daily subjective well-being. These findings could not be accounted for by daily self-esteem.