Abdelraof, A., Abdelglil, S. (2025). Relation Between Mindfulness, Self-compassion and Psychological Wellbeing among Psychiatric Nurses. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 13(48), 83-93. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2025.335509.1947
Ayat Saif-elyazal Abdelraof; Sara Abdallah Abdelglil. "Relation Between Mindfulness, Self-compassion and Psychological Wellbeing among Psychiatric Nurses". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 13, 48, 2025, 83-93. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2025.335509.1947
Abdelraof, A., Abdelglil, S. (2025). 'Relation Between Mindfulness, Self-compassion and Psychological Wellbeing among Psychiatric Nurses', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 13(48), pp. 83-93. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2025.335509.1947
Abdelraof, A., Abdelglil, S. Relation Between Mindfulness, Self-compassion and Psychological Wellbeing among Psychiatric Nurses. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2025; 13(48): 83-93. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2025.335509.1947
Relation Between Mindfulness, Self-compassion and Psychological Wellbeing among Psychiatric Nurses
1Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.
2Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.
Abstract
Abstract Background: Mental health professionals face stressful situations while caring their patients, which adversely affect quality of care and well-being. From the factors contributing to the well-being are : mindfulness and self compassion which are explored in the health care literature, with a great emphasis on reducing stress and enhancing wellbeing. The aim: was to assess the relation between mindfulness, self-compassion and psychological wellbeing among the psychiatric nurses. Participants and Method: Descriptive correlational design was utilized. Setting: Psychiatric Mental Health Hospital in Tanta City. A purposive sample of sixty psychiatric nurse from the above setting. Tools for data collection, questionnaire for socio-demographic characteristics of the studied sample were used, tool one: the mindful self-care scale (MSCS; Cook-Cottone & Guyker, 2018) to measure the level of mindful self-care. It consists of six subscales with 33 items each. The self-compassion scale (SCS, Neff, 2003b) is the second tool. This 26-item scale evaluates aspects of self-compassion through six subscales. Scale of Psychological Well-being (PWB; Ryff & Keyes, 1995) it measures six domains of well-being, and the total numbers of items were 54. Results: the study revealed that there is a positive statistical significant correlation between mindful self-care and Self-compassion, where there is a positive statistical significant correlation between mindful self-care and psychological well-being. Furthermore, there is a positive statistical significant correlation between self-compassion and psychological well-being. Conclusion and recommendations: To enhance their psychological well-being, all psychiatric nurses should participate in educational programs that teach them self compassion and mindfulness practices.
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