{"id":4023,"date":"2025-11-12T11:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifx0.com\/?p=4023"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:39:19","slug":"is-low-self-compassion-characteristic-of-icd-11-complex-ptsd-further-investigation-using-cross-cultural-samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifx0.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/is-low-self-compassion-characteristic-of-icd-11-complex-ptsd-further-investigation-using-cross-cultural-samples\/","title":{"rendered":"Is low self-compassion characteristic of ICD-11 complex PTSD? Further investigation using cross-cultural samples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Complex PTSD is a prevalent, persistent, and disabling trauma disorder newly recognized in ICD-11. Some recent studies suggested that complex PTSD symptoms are negatively associated with self-compassion. This study further examined whether low self-compassion would be characteristic of individuals with ICD-11 complex PTSD across cultures. An international sample of 995 female mental health service users completed validated measures of childhood trauma, complex PTSD, and self-compassion (22.7% came from Western countries, 77.3% from non-Western countries [mainly Asian countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, India, Philippines]). One-way ANCOVA showed that, compared with participants with and without PTSD, participants with complex PTSD reported the lowest levels of self-compassion, after controlling for the effects of childhood trauma. The results are consistent in both Western and non-Western samples. This study shows that individuals with probable ICD-11 complex PTSD are characterized by low levels of self-compassion across cultures. Interventions targeting self-compassion should be integrated into the prevention and treatment of ICD-11 complex PTSD.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Hong Wang<\/span> Fung<\/span> PhD, RSW <\/span>1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span>,