A 12-month longitudinal study examining the shared and unique contributions of self-compassion and psychological inflexibility to distress and quality of life in people with Type 2 Diabetes

•Self-compassion and psychological inflexibility were both associated with distress•Psychological inflexibility predicted depression and anxiety at 6 months•Psychological inflexibility also predicted anxiety and QoL at 12 months•Self-compassion was not significant predictor of distress and QoL•Psychological inflexibility may be a particularly useful target for treatment