Impact of a brief self-compassion intervention on state emotion dysregulation in self-reported generalized anxiety disorder.

Background And Objectives: The current study examined emotion dysregulation and self-compassion as an intervention in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms.

Methods: College students who met criteria for GAD according to questionnaires and non-anxious controls participated in an anxious mood induction. Subsequently, participants were randomized to a self-compassion or control intervention.