The survey of relationships among self-care with self-compassion, mindfulness, self-awareness and integrated self-knowledge in students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Master's Degree in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahrood branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran

2 Teacher, Associate Professor, Doctor of General Psychology, Education, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author)

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between self-care and self-compassion, mindfulness, self-awareness and self-knowledge in college students. The research method was descriptive and correlational.
Methods: The statistical population was all students of Islamic Azad University, Shahrood branch in 1402. The sampling method will be simple random sampling. Research questionnaires include Tobert and Glasgow's diabetes self-care questionnaire (2002), Baer et al.'s mindfulness questionnaire (2006), integrated self-knowledge scale standard questionnaire (ISK, Ghorbani, Watson and Hargis, 2008; quoted by Jalili Rad, 2013), self-awareness questionnaire It was private. Multiple regression and Pearson correlation tests were used to analyze the research data. All statistical operations of the research were considered using SPSS version 25 software with a significance level of P<0.05.
Results:  The results showed that between the variables of self-care and self-compassion (r=0.26, p<0.001, 250df), between self-care and mindfulness (r=0.79, p<0.001, 250df), There is a significant positive relationship between self-awareness and self-care (r=0.32, p<0.001, 250df), and between self-awareness and self-care (r=0.67, p>0.001, 250df).
Conclusion: According to the research results, it can be said that there is a significant positive relationship between self-care and all research variables. It is suggested that more research be done in this regard.

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