Understanding Perceived Stress through Triguna Personality and Self-compassion: Evidence from Young Indian Adults

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21355527

Manish Kumar Srivastava and Vandana Shukla (Department of Psychology, School of Arts & Humanities, Eklavya University, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh)

The present study examines the role of Triguna personality traits (Sattva, Rajas, & Tamas) and self-compassion in predicting perceived stress among young Indian adults. Using a cross-sectional design, 532 participants aged 18-25 years (Mean = 20.78, SD = 1.67), comprising 263 men and 269 women, were recruited via convenience sampling to this study. The Vedic Personality Inventory (Wolf, 1998), the Self-Compassion Scale (Neff, 2003), and the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983) were used to measure personality, self-compassion, and perceived stress, respectively. The result revealed that age (r = .122, p < .01), Sattva (r = .185, p < .01), Rajas (r = .237, p < .01), Tamas (r = .134, p < .01), and positive self-compassion (r = .292, p < .01) were positively correlated with perceived stress. Conversely, negative self-compassion was negatively correlated with perceived stress (r = -.318, p < .01). Both positive and negative facets of self-compassion were significant predictors of perceived stress, highlighting the importance of integrating indigenous personality constructs with modern psychological frameworks.