The relationship between mindfulness facets, self-compassion, and aggression in young adult women

Previous research has examined the relationships among mindfulness facets (i.e., observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judging of inner experience, and non-reactivity to inner experience), self-compassion, and aggression in men. The research examining these relationships in women has been limited. Thus, the present study aims to examine the relationships among mindfulness facets, self-compassion, and aggression in a sample of young adult women. Participants ( N = 125) aged 18 to 25 ( M = 21.16, SD = 1.72) completed self-report measures of mindfulness facets, self-compassion, and aggression. Regression analysis indicated significant negative correlations between aggression and describing ( p = .003), acting with awareness ( p