NEUROTIC AND DEPRESSION AS PREDICTIVE OF SELF-COMPASSION LEVEL: A STUDY ON PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER CANDIDATES

Abstract

Self-compassion provides individuals with psychological flexibility in coping with negativities. Many factors affect the level of self-compassion. Some of these factors are expressed as depression and neuroticism. The impact of neuroticism and depression on self-compassion is an important issue that needs to be uncovered. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effects of neuroticism and depression levels of physical education teacher candidates on their self-compassion levels. In the study, a total of 362 physical education teacher candidates, 118 of whom are female and 244 of whom are male, constitute the sample group. In the data collection process, forms consisting of four sections: demographic information form, self-compassion scale, five-factor personality inventory and DAS-21 scale were used. Findings show that as participants' neuroticism and depression levels decrease, their self-compassion levels increase. It was determined to what extent the neuroticism and depression variables predicted the level of self-compassion, and as a result of the multiple regression analysis, R = .440, R2 =.194. As a result, it was seen that 19.4% of the total variance in self-compassion was explained by these variables.

Keywords

• Self-compassion
• Neuroticism
• Depression

ÖZ-ŞEFKAT DÜZEYİNİN YORDAYICILARI NEVROTİKLİK VE DEPRESYON: BEDEN EĞİTİMİ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARI ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME

Abstract

Öz-şefkat bireylere olumsuzluklarla başa çıkmada psikolojik esneklik sağlamaktadır. Öz-şefkat düzeyini birçok faktör etkilemektedir. Bu faktörlerden bazıları depresyon ve nevrotiklik olarak ifade edilmektedir. Nevrotiklik ve depresyonun öz-şefkat üzerindeki etkisi ortaya çıkartılması gereken önemli bir konudur. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada beden eğitimi öğretmen adaylarının nevrotiklik ve depresyon düzeylerinin öz-şefkat düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada 118’i kadın 244’ü erkek olmak üzere toplamda 362 beden eğitimi öğretmen adayı örneklem grubunu oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama sürecinde demografik bilgi formu, öz-şefkat ölçeği, beş faktörlü kişilik envanteri ve DAS-21 ölçeği olmak üzere dört bölümden oluşan formlar kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, katılımcıların nevrotiklik ve depresyon düzeyleri azaldıkça öz-şefkat düzeylerinin arttığı görülmektedir. Öz-şefkat düzeyini nevrotiklik ve depresyon değişkenlerinin ne ölçüde yordadığı belirlenmiş ve yapılan çoklu regresyon analizi sonucunda R=.440, R2=.194 olarak bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak öz-şefkat toplam varyansın %19.4’ünün bu değişkenlerce açıklandığı görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Öz-şefkat
• Nevrotiklik
• Depresyon

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