Self-Compassion, Depression, Anxiety, and Resilience in Epilepsy
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What is the Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Depression, Anxiety, and Resilience in Adults with Epilepsy?
IRAS ID
205444
Contact name
David Baker
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Lancaster University, Research Services
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 28 days
Research summary
This will be a quantitative study examining self-compassion as a predictor of depression, anxiety, and resilience in people with epilepsy (PWE). The study will use a cross-sectional survey design targeting adults with epilepsy recruited through local NHS services and online avenues. Data will be collected via a survey comprising questions about demographic information alongside standardised measures of seizure severity, self-compassion, depression, anxiety, resilience, and stigma. We will use a hierarchical regression model to control for known predictors of depression and then add in self-compassion as the variable of interest to ascertain whether this is a significant additional predictor. It is hypothesised that self-compassion will be negatively associated with depression and anxiety, and positively associated with resilience, even when other known variables are accounted for, as this may help in some way to protect against the effects of illness-related factors and shame and stigma associated with epilepsy.
REC name
London - Stanmore Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/1554
Date of REC Opinion
7 Sep 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion