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Spring 2024
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Ratliff, Dan (Faculty Mentor)
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Psychological Wellbeing, Mindfulness, Indian-Americans, San Antonio, Psychological Studies
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Self-compassion, a perspective of self-kindness, mindfulness, and common humanity, is a healthy way of relating to self and is correlated with psychological wellbeing (Neff, 2003). Baumeister and Leary (1995) defined belongingness as a fundamental human need for frequent, affectively pleasant interactions with a few other people in the context of stable, enduring, and affective concern for each other. Self-compassion was inversely related to perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness among college students (Umphrey et al., 2021). A longitudinal study among Asian-American students found that thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness contributed to higher interpersonal shame and depression. An increase in selfcompassion was associated with increased social connectedness and decreased self-criticism, depression, and anxiety (Neff et al. , 2007). A survey of 104 couples found that self-compassion, more than self-esteem, was connected to positive romantic relationships, particularly to relational satisfaction and wellbeing (Neff & Beretvas, 2013). A study of Iranian women with breast cancer found a significant positive correlation among self-compassion, social support, resilience, and sense of belonging (Alizadeh et al., 2018).
According to United States Census Bureau (2023), the Asian Indian population became the nation’s largest Asian alone population group, numbering 4,397,737 in 2020. This invites mental health practitioners to equip themselves to serve this community. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-compassion and sense of belonging among adults from India living in San Antonio (SA).
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