Self-Compassion and Work-Family Interference across Family System among Women School Teachers: A Cross-sectional Study

Authors

  • Muhammad Nasar Iqbal The University of Lahore
  • Umaiza Bashir School of Professional Psychology, University of Management and Technology Lahore

Keywords:

Family System, Self-Compassion, Work/Family Interference

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim to find out the relationship between Self-Compassion and work/family Interference among women school teachers across the family system. Data was collected from rural and urban areas. It was hypothesized that there would be a negative relationship between self-compassion and work/family interference. The sample has consisted of (N=300) women school teachers (n=150 from urban area and n=150 from rural). A cross-sectional research design along with a non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from participants by using two tools i.e. Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) (Batool & Jabeen, 2016) and Work/Family Interference (WFI) (Hafsa & Jabeen, 2017). The results revealed that there was a significant negative relationship between self-compassion and work/family interference along with this work/family interference was found more in the joint family system as compared to the nuclear.

Author Biography

Umaiza Bashir, School of Professional Psychology, University of Management and Technology Lahore

Lecturer, 

School of Professional Psychology, University of Management and Technology Lahore

 

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Published

2021-12-31

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Iqbal, M. N., & Bashir, U. (2021). Self-Compassion and Work-Family Interference across Family System among Women School Teachers: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Education And Humanities Research (JEHR), University of Balochistan, Quetta, 12(2), 40–46. Retrieved from http://journal.uob.edu.pk/journal/index.php/jehr/article/view/272