The use of social network services (SNS) has exponentially grown especially among younger generations. Facebook (FB) use today constitutes a part of many university students’ everyday life. At the same time, research interest for self-compassion has grown tremendously. High self-compassion is associated with high subjective well-being (SWB), while high FB use has shown association with lower SWB. The effect of interaction between FB use and self-compassion in predicting SWB has thus far not been tested. This study examined if FB use correlated with SWB, if self-compassion correlated with SWB, and if the level of self-compassion had a moderating effect between FB use and SWB. A survey containing measures of frequency and duration of FB use, Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and Satisfaction With Life Scale was administered to Swedish university students (N = 231, M age = 24.84, SD = 5.9). A hierarchal regression analysis was used to test if FB use and self-compassion interacted to predict SWB. The regression analysis showed that only self-compassion significantly predicted SWB. This study suggests that frequency and duration of FB use might not be enough to predict SWB. Future research could benefit from mapping more precisely what kind of FB use is beneficial or non-beneficial for user well-being. Also, future research could benefit from considering type of FB use in interaction with the level of self-compassion in predicting SWB. / Användandet av sociala medier (SNS) har växt kraftigt bland yngre generationer. Facebook (FB) användande utgör idag en del av många universitetsstudenters vardagliga liv. Samtidigt har forskningsintresset kring self-compassion vuxit. Hög self-compassion är associerat med högt subjektivt välbefinnande (SWB) medan högt FB-användande har visat associationer med lägre SWB. Effekten av interaktion mellan FB-användande och self-compassion för att predicera SWB har ej tidigare studerats. Denna studie undersökte korrelation mellan FB-användande och SWB, korrelation mellan self-compassion och SWB, samt om self-compassion hade en modererande effekt mellan FB-användande och SWB. En enkät innehållande mätning av frekvens och duration av FB-användande, Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule och Satisfaction With Life Scale administrerades till svenska universitetsstudenter (N = 231, M age = 24.84, SD = 5.9). Hierarkisk regressionsanalys användes för att undersöka om interaktion mellan FB-användande och self-compassion kunde predicera SWB. Regressionsanalysen visade att endast self-compassion signifikant kunde predicera SWB. Resultatet föreslår att frekvens och duration av FB-användande möjligtvis inte är tillräckligt för att predicera SWB. Framtida studier kan med fördel mer utförligt undersöka vilken typ av FB-användande som har fördelaktig eller icke-fördelaktig effekt på SWB, samt ta hänsyn till typ av FB-användande och nivå av self-compassion i interaktion för att predicera SWB.

Bakgrund: Utbrändhet är trots omfångsrik forskning fortfarande ett ökande folkhälsoproblem i samhället. Forskning visar att utbrändhet har starkt samband med arbetslivet och att yrkesgrupper inom vårdsektorn är särskilt utsatta. Självmedkänsla som en ganska ny form av intervention kan här spela en roll i ett preventivt folkhälsoarbete mot utbrändhet. Syfte: Litteraturöversiktens syfte är att belysa självmedkänsla som förebyggande åtgärd mot utbrändhet hos yrkesgrupper inom vårdsektorn. Metod: Ett urval av tio vetenskapliga artiklar har systematiskt lästs, kodats och analyserats för att få fram teman för ny förståelse och för att uppnå syftet med litteraturöversikten. Resultat: Kvalitativa studier visar komplexiteten i begreppet medkänsla och att emotionella aspekten av vård baserad på medkänsla behöver balanseras med egenomsorg. Flera studier visar att självmedkänsla påverkar främst interrelationella sammanhang men inte organisation och arbetsplats i någon större omfattning. Individuella egenskapers kopplingar till olika komponenter i självmedkänsla lyfts som både riskfaktorer och skyddsfaktorer för utbrändhet. Variablerna perspektivförmåga och empatisk omsorg ses som främjande faktorer mot utbrändhet. Självmedkänsla kan motverka risk för utbrändhet visar ett antal studier. Slutsats: Självmedkänsla kan vara av betydelse för bättre förutsättning att hantera emotionell belastning i arbete inom vårdsektorn. Mer praktisk interventionsbaserad forskning med kontrollgrupper behövs för att avgöra effekt av självmedkänsla. / Background: Burnout is despite extensive research still an increasing public health problem in society. Research shows that burnout has a strong connection with work life and that occupational groups in the healthcare sector are particularly vulnerable. Self-compassion as a fairly new form of intervention may play a role in preventive public health work against burnout. Purpose: The purpose of this literature review is to highlight self-compassion as a preventive action against burnout in occupational groups in the healthcare sector. Method:A selection of ten scientific articles has been systematically read, coded and analyzed to obtain themes for new understanding and to achieve the purpose of the literature review. Results: Qualitative studies show the complexity of the concept of compassion and that the emotional aspect of compassion-based care needs to be balanced with self-care. Several studies show that self-compassion primarily affects interrelational contexts but not organization or workplace to the same extent. Individual properties connected to different components of self-compassion are lifted as both risk factors and protective factors. The variables of perspective taking and empathic concern are seen as promoting factors against burnout. Self-compassion can buffer against burnout, as shown in a few studies. Conclusion: Self-compassion may be of importance for better prerequisites for dealing with emotional burden in professions within the healthcare sector. More intervention-based research with control groups is needed to determine the effect of self-compassion.

Among the 14 million persons living in the United States with current or remitted cancer, poor physical health-related quality of life (HRQL) is a significant concern. However, self-compassion (i.e., common humanity, mindfulness, self-kindness) may be a protective factor, either directly or indirectly, by allowing for a sense of empowerment and control over illness, and in turn, facilitating engagement in treatment and positive perceptions of health. Serial mediation analyses among persons living with current (n = 67) or remitted (n = 168) cancer lend support for a positive, direct association between self-compassion and physical HRQL, as well as indirect effects via internal perceived control and, to a lesser degree, treatment adherence. Mixed findings, especially among cancer patients, highlight limitations of resiliency traits while also supporting the notion that self-compassion interventions (e.g., Mindful Self-Compassion Training) may have positive implications for health-related control beliefs, behaviors, and quality of life in the cancer population.

Background. Burnout is a syndrome which affects, particularly, employees of the so-called helping professions. It can influence quality of life and reduce job performance together with the quality of caring about clients. Thus it is not surprising that there is a tendency to prevent burnout and mitigate its symptoms. Developing mindfulness and self-compassion is one of the researched possibilities. Aims. This thesis aims to theoretically discuss and subsequently verify by research anticipated link between mindfulness, self-compassion and burnout affecting employees in Czech psychiatric hospitals and wards who work directly with their clients. Data and procedure. 160 adult respondents have filled in a demographic questionnaire, The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SZ), The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15-CZ) and The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) in an online survey. Statistical analysis. The figures of descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated via Jamovi program. Results. The results have shown that there are significant links between mindfulness, self-compassion and the degree of burnout in case of the respondents. Limits. Only self-report questionnaires were used in the study, the respondents were chosen by self-selection, and the researcher was not...

The counseling profession seeks to support and enrich the quality of life of the general public by providing effective clinical services. Many counselors struggle with practicing self-care regularly, increasing the risk of burnout. When counselors provide services while experiencing burnout, they risk harming clients being served. The conservation of resources theory suggests that there is an increased risk of maladaptive coping and burnout when there is a decrease in resources used to protect someone from experiencing stress. A quantitative survey research study using a nonprobability convenience sampling was used to explore the relationship between counselor burnout, life balance, and self-compassion among fully licensed and provisionally licensed counselors throughout the United States with at least 2 years of experience (N = 331). Two canonical correlation analyses were conducted to determine (a) if there was any significant relationship between the subscales of the Juhnke-Balkin Life Balance Inventory, measuring life balance, and the Counselor Burnout Inventory (CBI), measuring burnout, and (b) if there was a significant relationship between the subscales of the CBI, measuring burnout, and the Self-Compassion Scale, measuring self-compassion. Both canonical correlation analyses indicated a statistically significant relationship. Particularly, professional counselors are experiencing poor work-life balance, decreased attention in their personal life, decreased quality of their relationships, negative work environment, and lower levels of self-compassion. The potential social change impact from this research study is that a better understanding of how to mitigate and/or prevent experiences of burnout in counselors may improve counselor’s quality of life, mitigate turnover, counselor burnout, reduce client harm, and increase the quality of clinical services.

Sammanfattning  Bakgrund: Region Västerbotten lanserade november 2021 ett internetbaserat program, baserat på Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), för anställd personal med syfte att ge metoder för stresshantering och att uppmärksamma egna behov för att ha ett hälsosamt arbetsliv. Detta aktualiserar även behovet av att granska och utvärdera interventioner baserade på CFT. Design: Systematisk litteratursökning sammanställd i en kritisk review. Resultat:Studierna i vår översikt visar tydligt att compassion-interventionerna ökar individens grad av self-compassion och reducerar graden av självkritik vilket förebygger ohälsosam stress utifrån förbättrade hälsobeteenden och självreglering. Majoriteten av studierna genomförde enbart mätningar i direkt anslutning till själva interventionen. Endast en studie av 16 inkluderade studier genomförde en långtidsuppföljning mer än 1 år efter genomförd intervention.  Diskussion: Framtida studier rekommenderas undersöka långtidseffekterna av CFT, särskilt utifrån effekt på ohälsosam stress. Utifrån syftet att undersöka potentialen för CFT inom företagshälsovård, borde dessa studier undersöka hur self-compassion omsätts i hälsofrämjande beteenden på arbetet samt vilka faktorer i en organisation som främjar dessa beteenden.

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