Self-Compassion in Relation to Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Demographical Aspects

Abstract

This study investigated relationships between self-compassion, self-efficacy, and self-esteem, as well as age and sex differences and other sociodemographic variables in relation to self-compassion. Four-hundred and thirty-two Brazilian adults (50% women) from nearly all country states participated in the study filling out a sociodemographic survey and three scales: self-compassion, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Comparisons of means between self-compassion and pairs of groups designed by sociodemographic data showed higher self-compassion in men, people aged from 31 to 66 years-old, not under psychiatric medication, without a job, and with children. Results also showed that self-compassion is highly correlated with self-esteem and self-efficacy. We highlight that results are sample dependent and further studies on self-compassion need to be conducted in Brazil. Autocompaixão e Suas Relações com Autoestima, Autoeficácia e Aspectos SociodemográficosResumo: O presente estudo teve por objetivo investigar as relações entre autocompaixão, autoestima e autoeficácia e diferenças de sexo, idade e de outras variáveis sociodemográficas na autocompaixão. Participaram 432 adultos (50% mulheres), de 24 estados brasileiros, preenchendo dados sociodemográficos e um conjunto de três escalas: autocompaixão, autoestima e autoeficácia. Comparações de médias da autocompaixão por grupos compostos a partir dos dados sociodemográficos permitiram observar maior autocompaixão em: homens, com idade entre 31 e 66 anos, sem uso de medicação psiquiátrica, sem atividade remunerada e com filhos. Os resultados também mostraram que autocompaixão apresenta correlações elevadas com autoeficácia e autoestima. Salienta-se que os resultados são atinentes a esta amostra e que mais estudos precisam ser conduzidos no Brasil sobre autocompaixão. Palavras-chave: autocompaixão, autoestima, autoeficácia Autocompasión y Sus Relaciones con Autoestima, Autoeficacia y Aspectos SociodemográficosResumen: El presente trabajo investigó las relaciones entre autocompasión, autoestima y autoeficacia y las diferencias entre sexo, edad y otras variables sociodemográficas en la autocompasión. Participaron 432 adultos (50% mujeres) de 24 Estados brasileños, llenando datos sociodemográficos y un conjunto de tres escalas: autocompasión, autoestima y autoeficacia. Comparaciones de promedios de la autocompasión en grupos compuestos a partir de los datos sociodemográficos, permitieron observar mayor autocompasión en: hombres con edad entre 31 y 66 años, sin uso de medicamento psiquiátrico, sin actividad remunerada y con hijos. Los resultados también mostraron que autocompasión presenta correlaciones elevadas con autoeficacia y autoestima. Se resalta que los resultados son relacionados con esta muestra y que más estudios necesitan ser conducidos en Brasil, con respecto a la autocompasión.

A autocompaixão em mulheres e relações com autoestima, autoeficácia e aspectos sociodemográficos

“…Porém, as diferenças etárias não têm encontrado respaldo firme nas pesquisas da autocompaixão. O estudo de Neff e Vonk (2009) encontrou correlação significativa entre autocompaixão e idade em uma (Souza & Hutz, 2016b). Os dados do presente estudo repetem estas diferenças e parecem contribuir para apontar para diferenças etárias que merecem investigações mais detalhadas com respeito à autocompaixão.…”

Examining the Relationship between Math Self‐Efficacy and Statistics Motivation in the Introductory Business Statistics Course: Self‐Compassion as a Mediator

“…In a Turkish university study, Iskender (2009) found a positive correlation between self-compassion and self-efficacy. Another study confirmed the association between self-compassion and self-efficacy using an adult sample (Sousa & Hutz, 2016). Another study confirmed the association between self-compassion and self-efficacy using an adult sample (Sousa & Hutz, 2016).…”

“…Students with high self-compassion reported having higher self-efficacy in accomplishing goals at school than students with low self-compassion (Iskender, 2009). Another study confirmed the association between self-compassion and self-efficacy using an adult sample (Sousa & Hutz, 2016). Another university study found that when students experience academic failures, self-compassionate students are more likely to feel confident about performing better in the future, which serves as a self-coping mechanism to successful academic behaviors (Manavipour & Saeedian, 2016).…”

Career and Talent Development Self-Efficacy of Filipino Students: The Role of Self-Compassion and Hope

“…Thus, self-compassion could be instrumental in the increase of self-efficacy. The positive relationship of self-compassion with self-efficacy has been reported in literature (de Souza & Hutz, 2016;Iskender, 2009).…”