Self-compassion and cognitive emotion regulation among juvenile delinquents

Pages: 805-810
Priyanka Musalay and K. Laliteshwari (Department of Psychology, St Francis College, Begumpet, Hyderabad )

Being kind to oneself during difficult times using Self compassion is a coping strategy, along with recognising the shared nature of human suffering and being mindfully aware of negative thoughts and emotions (Neff & Faso, 2015). Previous research has shown a link to self compassion and criminality to the mindfulness component of self-compassion (Morley, Terranova, Cunningham, & Kraft, 2016). Cognitive emotion regulation refers to the conscious cognitive way of handling the intake of emotionally arousing information (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2016). The objectives of the study is to find out the significant relation between self compassion and cognitive emotion regulation in juvenile delinquents. Purposive sampling technique was used on 54 male juvenile delinquents. Self -Compassion was measured using self compassion scale by Kristin Neff (2003) and cognitive emotion regulation using cognitive emotion regulation scale developed by Garnefski, Kraaij, and Spinhoven (2003). The analysis of the data was done using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The results revealed that there was a partial correlation between self compassion and cognitive emotion regulation.