Relation Between Self-compassion and Rumination Among Psychiatric Nurses | ||||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 21, Issue 2, July 2025, Page 208-225 PDF (485.78 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2025.390769.1060 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Menna Allah Sebaay Ali Ahmed El-sebaay  1; Hanaa Hamdy Ali El Zeiny2; Hayam Shaban Elsayed3; Safaa Mohamed Metwaly2
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| 1B.Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Self-compassion is essential for psychiatric nurses to deal with difficulties and provide compassionate patient care. Furthermore, the rumination detrimental effect on nurses' mental health via raising their stress and emotional load, which in turn impacts how they evaluate themselves and, ultimately, how compassionate they are with themselves. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess the relation between self-compassion and rumination among psychiatric nurses. Subjects and methods: Research design: This study utilized a descriptive correlational design. Setting: The study was carried out in the El-Azazi Hospital for Mental Health in the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt's Abo Hamad City, Egypt. Subjects: A purposive sample of 100 psychiatric nurses was used. Tools of data collection: The Neff's Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is composed of two parts (a demographic and work-related characteristic questionnaire and the Neff's Self-Compassion Scale (SCS)) and the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS). Results: 69% of the studied psychiatric nurses had a moderate level of self-compassion overall, and 76% of studied nurses reported a high level of ruminating. Conclusion: Among psychiatric nurses, rumination was a strong negative predictor of self-compassion. Recommendation: providing psychiatric nurses training programs in self-compassion and cognitive behavioral intervention to nurses to help them become more self-compassionate and reduce their rumination. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Psychiatric nurses; Rumination; Self-compassion | ||||
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