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Sadeghi E, Ahmadi M. The Role of Optimism and Self-compassion in Predicting Students’ Social Well-being. Health Spiritual Med Ethics 2025; 12 (3) :215-222
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1- Department of Psychology, Bi.C., Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran., Master's student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, Bi.C., Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran., Visiting Professor, Islamic Azad University, PhD in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran. ,psy1393@gmail.com
2- Department of Psychology, Bi.C., Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran., Visiting Professor, Islamic Azad University, PhD in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran. ,
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Background and Objectives: Social well-being is a crucial dimension of students’ mental health, and several psychological factors can affect it, including optimism and self-compassion as a spiritual component. The present study aimed to investigate the role of optimism and self-compassion in predicting students’ social well-being.
Methods: This study was descriptive-correlational. The study’s statistical population included 351 students from the Islamic Azad University of Birjand City, in the second semester of the academic year 2024-2025, who were selected using a random-cluster sampling method. To collect data, standard questionnaires on life orientation, self-compassion, and social well-being were used. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis in SPSS software, version 27.
Results: The results showed that optimism (F=48.52, P<0.01) and self-compassion (F=50.18, P<0.01) play a significant role in predicting students’ social well-being, explaining 45.8% (R2=0.458) and 50.2% (R2=0.502) of its variance, respectively. The standardized regression coefficients showed that both variables positively and directly affected social well-being.
Conclusion: These findings emphasize the importance of strengthening optimism and self-compassion among students. Universities should promote the level of these characteristics in students by holding educational workshops, counseling sessions, and support programs to help improve their social well-being.
Methods: This study was descriptive-correlational. The study’s statistical population included 351 students from the Islamic Azad University of Birjand City, in the second semester of the academic year 2024-2025, who were selected using a random-cluster sampling method. To collect data, standard questionnaires on life orientation, self-compassion, and social well-being were used. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis in SPSS software, version 27.
Results: The results showed that optimism (F=48.52, P<0.01) and self-compassion (F=50.18, P<0.01) play a significant role in predicting students’ social well-being, explaining 45.8% (R2=0.458) and 50.2% (R2=0.502) of its variance, respectively. The standardized regression coefficients showed that both variables positively and directly affected social well-being.
Conclusion: These findings emphasize the importance of strengthening optimism and self-compassion among students. Universities should promote the level of these characteristics in students by holding educational workshops, counseling sessions, and support programs to help improve their social well-being.
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Received: 2025/04/2 | Accepted: 2025/05/6 | Published: 2025/09/1
Received: 2025/04/2 | Accepted: 2025/05/6 | Published: 2025/09/1
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