Re  Differences Between High and Low Self-Compassion in Rumination and Academic Burnout for Mentally  Gifted-Underachievers Students in High School

Mohamad, Mehan Hamdy

doi:10.21608/jsre.2024.260717.1648

Re Differences Between High and Low Self-Compassion in Rumination and Academic Burnout for Mentally Gifted-Underachievers Students in High School

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Mehan Hamdy Mohamad

Faculty of Graduate Studies of Education, Cairo University, Egypt

10.21608/jsre.2024.260717.1648

Abstract

The aim of the current research was to identify the Differences between high and low self-compassion in Rumination and Academic Burnout for Mentally Gifted-underachievers Students in High School. The researcher used the descriptive-comparative method. The self-compassion scale and academic burnout scale prepared by the researcher and the rumination scale prepared by the (Tanner, Voon, Hasking, & Martin: 2013) was applied. The researcher used a t-test for two independent samples to verify the validity of the study hypotheses. The results of the research revealed differences between those with high and low self-compassion in rumination, in favor of those with low self-compassion, there are differences between those with high and low self-compassion in academic burnout in favor of those with low self-compassion. The results also showed that there were differences between both males with high and low self-compassion in rumination in favor of those with low self-compassion, there are differences between females with low and high self-compassion in rumination in favor of those with low self-compassion, The results also showed that there were differences between males with high and low self-compassion in academic burnout in favor of those with low self-compassion. There are differences between females with low and high self-compassion in academic burnout in favor of those with low self-compassion.

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Educational psychology

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