Self-compassion as a moderator of the relationship between academic burn-out and psychological health in Korean cyber university students

• Published in: Personality and individual differences 2013-06, Vol.54 (8), p.899-902
• Main Author: Woo Kyeong, Lee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Academic burn-out; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Biological and medical sciences; Cyber university; Depression; Educational psychology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Medical sciences; Mood disorders; Psychological health; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Pupil and student. Academic achievement and failure; Self-compassion
• ISSN: 0191-8869; 1873-3549
• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.01.001

► The relationship among academic burn-out and psychological well-being was examined. ► Self-compassion moderated the relationship between academic burn-out and mental health. ► Self-compassion programs may have a beneficial effect on cyber university students. The moderating effect of self-compassion was examined in the relationship between academic burden and psychological health. The participants were students (N=350) from a cyber university in Korea. At the beginning of the fall 2011 semester, the participants were surveyed using items from the academic burn-out, self-compassion, depression, and psychological well-being measures. Multiple regression analysis showed that self-compassion moderated the relationship between academic burn-out and psychological well-being. And self-compassion also moderated the relationship between academic burn-out and depression. This study presents an empirical framework for the research through investigating the relationship among academic burden, self-compassion, and psychological health for cyber university students.