Does Self-Compassion Predict Spiritual Experiences of Turkish University Students?

In this study, the self-compassion scale and the spiritual experiences scale were used. Self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness factors of self-compassion were found positively, and self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification factors of self-compassion were found negatively related to spiritual experiences. According to regression results, spiritual experiences were predicted negatively by self-judgment and over-identification. Further common humanity predicted spiritual experiences in a positive way. Self-compassion has explained 21  % of the variance in spiritual experiences.
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research