The Relationship Between Positive Relationship, Self Compassion and Psychological Well-Being of Upper Secondary School Students in a School in Rayong Province

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Poothawan Toomboon
Pakawan Nantasen

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) examine the levels of positive relationships, self-compassion, and psychological well-being, and 2) investigate the relationships among positive relationships, self-compassion, and psychological well-being. The sample consisted of 181 upper secondary school students from a school in Rayong Province. The researcher protected the rights of the participants and obtained consent from all parents. The sample size was calculated using G*Power, resulting in a required sample of 165 participants. Multi-stage sampling was employed, beginning with stratified random sampling by dividing students into Grade 10–12 levels, followed by simple random sampling to select three classes from each grade level. A total of 181 completed questionnaires were returned; therefore, all 181 responses were used for data analysis. The research instruments included a personal information questionnaire, a positive relationship questionnaire, a self-compassion questionnaire, and a psychological well-being questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient


            The research findings revealed that 1) Students' overall positive relationships were at a high level ( M = 3.96, SD = 0.448), overall self-compassion was at a high level ( M = 4.00, SD = 0.503), and overall psychological well-being was at a high level ( M = 4.01, SD = 0.502). 2) Positive relationships had a statistically significant positive correlation with students' psychological well-being at the .001 level (r = .827), self-compassion had a statistically significant positive correlation with students' psychological well-being at the .001 level (r = .854), and positive relationships had a statistically significant positive correlation with students' self-compassion at the .001 level (r = .760).

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