Contribution of self compassion to psychological well being and perceived stress among IT professionals

Abstract

The research examined probable contribution of self-compassion to psychological well being and perceived stress. It was hypothesized that the components of self-compassion (i.e. mindfulness, common humanity, self-kindness, over identification, isolation and self-judgment) will have positive relationship with psychological well being. It was also hypothesized that self-compassion will have negative association with perceived stress. A sample of 160 IT professionals (Male & Female) completed a set of measures of Self Compassion, Psychological well being and Perceived stress. Using a correlational design, study found self-compassion had a significant positive association with psychological well being and self-compassion had a significant negative association with stress. Findings of the study demonstrate an association of self-compassion and psychological well being with stress and suggests that the association between self-compassion and psychological well being reduce the stress among IT professionals. Enhancing focus on developing self-compassion and other psychological well being interventions for IT professionals holds promise for reducing perceived stress and increasing effectiveness of employees ’health and welfare.