Healing through self-kindness: Efficacy of compassion-based intervention in enhancing self-esteem, reducing rumination, and alleviating loneliness in primiparous women with postpartum depression
= 0.59-0.63), with higher self-esteem and lower rumination and loneliness maintained at follow-up. These results suggest CFT effectively targets core vulnerabilities in PPD, supporting its potential role in perinatal mental health care.
Authors
- Zahra Dasht Bozorgi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6802-4151)
- Sajedeh Heydari
Institutions
- Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Psychology
- Published
- 2026-05-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053261442607
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00