The Relationship Between Self-Compassion, Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Symptoms

Abstract

In this study, firs aim the relationship between self-compassion, cognitive flexibility and psychological symptoms, second aim is basically aspire to investigate that the effects of anxiety, depression, somatization, hostility, negative self and cognitive flexibility, which reduce self-compassion. Relational screening model was used in this research by using simple random sampling type. The simple random sampling method is a sampling method that is claimed to give each sampling unit an equal probability of being selected, and that the selected units are sampled and that the selection of the representative sample is much stronger when compared to other methods . The population of the research consists of individuals aged 20-45 working in human resources staff in the private sector in Istanbul. The sample group of the research consists of 384 individuals between the ages of 20-45 working in the human resources staff in the private sector in Istanbul. In this study, the Social and Demographic Information Form, Self-Compassion Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory, and Cognitive Flexibility Inventory were used. It was determined that there was a moderate and negative relationship between the Self-Compassion Scale with Brief Symptom Inventory, Anxiety, Depression, Negative Self, Somatization and Hostility. When the literature is examined, it is seen that there is a negative relationship between the Self-Compassion Scale with depression and anxiety.