A Questionnaire Measuring Parents Self Compassion Of...

Parents often report elevated stress level and a constant feeling of self-sacrifice (Crow, 1998); yet for a functioning lifestyle, parents must show compassion not just to their children, but also to themselves. Self-compassion, therefore, involves being touched by and being open to one’s own suffering, not avoiding or disconnecting from it, generating the desire to alleviate one’s suffering and to heal oneself with kindness. The present study is a questionnaire measuring parents’ self-compassion of parents using a Likert scale with 29 items that fall into four different areas and will, therefore, produce 4 different scores (Likert, 1932): self-kindness, mindfulness, common humanity and overall self-compassion. The scale is significant†¦show more content†¦While there is no need to see ‘common humanity’ in an overall positive light – people can be compassionate towards their friends and not embrace the rather abstract term of ‘h umanity’ – it is nevertheless necessary to know how forgiving a person in general is. The third item is the diametrically opposite: self-kindness. While humanity is abstract and outwards directed, self-kindness is concrete and inward (Reyes, 2012; Raab, 2014). One would expect a negative correlation between the stance towards humanity and how one sees oneself. For that reason, sub-scores for self-kindness are counted in reverse order in contrast to the other three areas. The fourth area, however, is the real significant area, because it evaluates mindfulness, a Buddhist concept to the very core (Huynh et al., 2007; Dahl et al., 2015). ‘Mindfulness’ lets us measure self-compassion with some accuracy because of this parameter measures if one is ready to accept reality as it is. Only if we aren’t defensive against the things that happen in our life, only if we accept what are there can we be compassionate towards ourselves, without judgment, without an y attachment to an ego and emotional distress towards items we do not have the power to change (Hanh, 2016)? These areas and the included questions were inspired by principles from meditation and principles of presence and mindfulness. This means not letting our emotions define and explain external events to us, but completely embracing themShow MoreRelatedAn Empirical Investigation Of Changes Of Communication Patterns During Attending An Imago Weekend Workshop9327 Words   |  38 Pagestherapy in the Imago model may significantly impact couples’ communication patterns. Keywords: Imago, Imago relationship therapy, couples therapy, relationship therapy, therapy, weekend workshop, Communication Patterns Questionnaire, CPQ, Communication Patterns Questionnaire Short Form, CPQSF, Getting the Love You Want, GLYW, Imago workshop Copyright  © 2015 by Moriah C. O’Barr, M.A. All Rights Reserved An Empirical Investigation of Changes in Communication PatternsRead MoreAn Assessment Of Competencies Of Team Leaders9717 Words   |  39 Pagesbehaviour and employee health 18 2.6 Impact of stress on productivity 22 2.6.1 Stress and absenteeism 22 2.7 Leadership style and employee absenteeism 24 2.8 Leadership and occupational safety 26 Chapter 3: Methodology 29 3.1 Questionnaire 29 3.2 Sampling and data collection 32 3.3 Analysis 32 3.4 Limitations and strengths 32 Chapter 4 Data analysis and presentation of findings 34 4.1 Introduction 34 4.2 Managing emotions and having integrity 35 4.2 Read MoreMarketing Management 14th Edition Test Bank Kotler Test Bank173911 Words   |  696 Pagesinformation Answer: D Page Ref: 5 Objective: 2 AACSB: Analytic skills Difficulty: Easy 8) The Soccer World Cup is promoted aggressively to both companies and fans. This is an example of marketing a(n) ________. A) idea B) place C) luxury item D) event E) service Answer: D Page Ref: 5 Objective: 2 Difficulty: Moderate 9) The Malaysia, Truly Asia ad campaign that showcased Malaysias beautiful landscape and its multicultural society in order to attract tourists is an exampleRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pages40071 173—dc22 I. Cameron, 2009040522 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ISBN 10: 0-13-612100-4 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-612100-8 B R I E F TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Preface xvii Introduction 1 PART I 1 2 3 PERSONAL SKILLS 44 Developing Self-Awareness 45 Managing Personal Stress 105 Solving Problems Analytically and Creatively 167 PART II 4 5 6 7 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS 232 233 Building Relationships by Communicating Supportively Gaining Power and Influence 279 Motivating Others