Does Cultivating Self-compassion Improve Resilience to Criticism and Improve Mental Health in Adults With ADHD?

Does Cultivating Self-compassion Improve Resilience to Criticism and Improve Mental Health in Adults With ADHD?

This study aims to investigate the effect that increasing levels of self-compassion may have on levels of perceived criticism, self-criticism, and mental health of adults with ADHD. A secondary aim of the study is to capture how feasible using an online self-guided self-compassion practice maybe with people with ADHD.

Research Questions

1. Does a short self-guided self-compassion intervention increase levels of state and/or trait self-compassion in adults with ADHD over time?
2. Are changes in state and/or trait self-compassion associated with changes in levels of self-criticism or perceived criticism?
3. Are changes in state and/or trait self-compassion associated with improvements in mental health?
4. Are changes in mental health mediated by changes in self-criticism or perceived criticism?

Inclusion Criteria:

• Self-report a formal diagnosis of ADHD
• Scores on the Adult ADHD Self Report Questionnaire (ASRS) meet the clinical cut-off.
• No previous engagement with self-compassion interventions/practice

Exclusion Criteria:

• No previous experiences of trauma.
• No PTSD
• No personality disorder