his study examined whether self-compassion moderated the relationship between masculine norm adherence and both help-seeking self-stigma and the risks associated with self-disclosing to a counselor
This chapter “gives examples of the clinical application of using compassion-focused therapy (CFT) with men to show how specific challenges to men can be worked through with CFT
The purpose of this paper was to determine the effectiveness of an adapted compassion-focused therapy (CFT) group treatment programme for individuals with an intellectual disability (ID), specifically aimed to help address maladaptive conceptualisations of masculinity.
This study finds that independent of masculinity, self-compassion predicted more…understanding of help seeking in men by addressing the relationships between conformity to masculine norms and self-compassion.
Results of this study demonstrated that higher levels of self-compassion were related to lower masculine norm adherence, lower trait shame, and higher self-esteem.