The Role of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness in predicting the female students' academic stress

Abstract

Abstract The main purpose of this research was the relationship between the self-compassion and mindfulness with female students' academic stress. Research method is correlation. The population consisted of 2,900 female students. Sampling method was multistage random cluster which includes 341 female students. Measurement tools included Neef’s self-compassion, Baer’s mindfulness and Zajacova’s Academic Stress. The results showed that significant relationship mindfulness with academic stress (P<0/01) and the self-compassion with academic stress (P<0/01). Regression analysis showed that 32 percent of the variance in academic stress predicted by mindfulness and self-compassion. Consequently, mindfulness and self-compassion as the positive constructs is effective in reducing female students' academic stress.

Keywords

• self-compassion
• mindfulness
• academic stress