A Study of Self-Compassion and Psychological Wellbeing Among Adolescence

Abstract

This present study aims to assess the self-compassion and psychological wellbeing among adolescence. The sample (N=157 students, 75 males and 82 females) was collected using convenient sampling technique aged 12-18 years old from the college and school located at East-Bangalore. The tools used were self-compassion (Neff, 2003) and psychological wellbeing scale (Ryff, 1989). The data was normally distributed and therefore the statistical method used was Pearson Correlation Product Moment Test to understand the relationship between self-compassion and psychological wellbeing. Independent-T Test was used to understand the gender difference within self-compassion and psychological wellbeing. This study is aimed to answer this research questions such as Hypothesis-1 stated that there is no relationship between self-compassion and psychological wellbeing among adolescence. Hypothesis-2 stated that there is no significant difference between male and female for self-compassion. Hypothesis-3 stated that there is no significant difference between male and female for psychological wellbeing. Hence the results indicated that low positive correlation between self-compassion and psychological wellbeing. There is no significant gender difference found in self-compassion as well as psychological wellbeing.