Self-Compassion and Health: Stress, Anxiety and Burnout
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-compassion and health measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic such as overall perceived health, anxiety, stress and burnout. A total of 126 young adults between ages 18 and 35 were recruited through a university in New York and Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and completed an online survey. The results suggest that higher self-compassion predicts better mental health and less stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mediation analyses found that mental health partially mediates the relationship between self-compassion and stress, indicating that self-compassion also indirectly affects stress through mental health. Data from this study didn’t support any significant relationships between self-compassion and physical health, anxiety or burnout. The findings of this study highlight the importance of self-compassion as a protective factor in mental health and its potential benefits in preventing and addressing increasingly challenging mental health issues faced by the young adult population.
Subject Area
Behavioral psychology|Psychology|Mental health
Recommended Citation
Park, SangHee Sophie, "Self-Compassion and Health: Stress, Anxiety and Burnout" (2023). ETD Collection for Pace University. AAI30634519.
https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dissertations/AAI30634519
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