PARENTS’ SELF-COMPASSION AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF CHILD REARING PRACTICES
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2021
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The issue of parents’ psychological well-being, parents’ ability to recognize their physical and emotional resources, ability to avoid exhaustion of those resources has become increasingly important. In this context parents’ self-compassion could be psychological resource for parents to implement positive parenting approaches and encourage positive contact with the child. The aim of this research was to examine whether there is an association between parents’ self-compassion and their perceptions of child rearing practices. Data were collected from 203 respondents in 2019. The results showed a statistically significant positive correlation (rs= .268 p < .01) between self-compassion and the Positive parenting indicators; statistically significant negative correlation (rs= -.214 p < .01) between self-compassion and Psychological control; statistically significant negative correlation (rs= -.192, p < .01) between self-compassion and Physical control. Keywords: psychological well-being, self-compassion, perceptions of child rearing
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parenting, self-compassion, child rearing, psychological well-being, 5.1 Psychology, 1.3. Anonymously reviewed scientific article published in a journal with an international editorial board and is available in another indexed database, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Smane, I & Svence, G 2021, 'PARENTS’ SELF-COMPASSION AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF CHILD REARING PRACTICES', Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 94-103. https://doi.org/10.33225/ppc/21.15.94