Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-compassion and job satisfaction and to observe whether job satisfaction scores vary in view of certain demographic variables. 300 white-collar workers from four different companies in Istanbul, operating in telecommunication, chemicals, security technologies and insurance sectors, participated in this study in 2011-2012. The study was conducted on a voluntary basis.In this study, Self-compassion Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale and Personal Information Sheet were used. SPSS 16.0 was used for data analysis. Results demonstrated moderate positive correlation between self-compassion and job satisfaction. The results also showed that job satisfaction scores vary by age, level of education and position but do not vary by gender, department, tenure, company's sector and capital structure.

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