Study on Self-Compassion and Rumination among Working and Non-Working Diabetic Women | Chapter 12 | Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 3

 Diabetes frequently reduces physical capacity and causes psychological challenges in diabetic people, resulting in increased suffering and a lower quality of life. Diabetes is a complex condition that necessitates behaviour examination and compassion for oneself, both of which are necessary for self-management. The current study shows how self-compassion can help working and non-working women manage their diabetes better by protecting them from rumination and its negative consequences. Self-compassion reduces depression by suppressing the role of ruminating.

Methods: For this study, a survey research design was used. (N=218) people were chosen as a sample. Purposive sampling was utilised to select 109 working and non-working women for this study. The data was gathered using Kristen Neff's Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) and Treynor, Gonzalez, and Nolen-Ruminative Hoeksema's Responses Scale (RRS) (2003). Descriptive statistics't'-test and Pearson's correlation of co-efficient method were used to calculate the data.

Results: There was a strong negative link between rumination and self-compassion among working and non-working diabetic women, and no significant difference in self-compassion and rumination between working and non-working diabetic women.

Conclusion: Self-compassion protects against unpleasant rumination experiences by acting as a buffer in the face of adversity and repetitive thinking.


Author(S) Details

M. S. Sujamani
Department of Psychology, Women’s Christian College Chennai, India.

S. Usharani
Department of Psychology, Women’s Christian College Chennai, India.

B. Pooja
Department of Psychology, Women’s Christian College Chennai, India.

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