| Abstract [eng] |
Viktorija Luneva. Self-compassion and its associations with job demands and burnout at work. Vilnius: Vilnius University. (2025). 50 p. The modern world of work imposes increasingly complex demands on employees, raising the risk of burnout. While self-compassion is associated with psychological well-being and may serve as a valuable personal resource, its links with job demands remain underexplored. This study investigates the associations between self-compassion, job demands, and burnout among employees working under flexible work conditions. The sample consisted of 151 individuals working under flexible conditions – 30 men and 121 women aged between 22 and 58 years. The instruments used were: the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT-12), the Job Demands and Resources Questionnaire (JD-R), the Cognitive Demands of Flexible Fork Scale (CODE), and a sociodemographic questionnaire. A quantitative correlational research strategy was applied. The results showed that a higher level of self-compassion was associated with lower burnout, while excessive self-critical reactions were a strong predictor of burnout. No significant associations were found between cognitive flexible work demands and burnout. Self-compassion did not directly mediate the relationship between job demands and burnout but partially mediated the positive relationship between emotional job demands and burnout. The findings suggest that self-compassion can function as a personal resource for protecting against burnout; however, intense emotional job demands may undermine self-compassion levels. Therefore, it is important not only to develop self-compassion competencies but also to manage emotional job demands. These results are relevant for practice and future research on employee resilience in modern work environments. |
