The Effect of Some Demographic Variables on Self-Compassion among Women with Breast Cancer in Irbid

Abstract

Certain psychological and demographic factors and variables affect the level of self-compassion of women with breast cancer, justifying their needs to provide appropriate psychosocial and medical support that can help promote self-compassion and improve the life requirements of these women. The study aimed to identify the level of self-compassion among a sample of women with breast cancer in Irbid City. And recognize differences in self-compassion they have based on a number of related variables. The study sample consisted of 102 women with breast cancer, who were selected in the best way possible. To achieve the objectives of the study, the self-compassion scale prepared by Miqdadi (2020) was used. The significance of his sincerity and consistency was verified. The results showed that the arithmetic averages ranged between 2.57 and 3.61, and the field of common humanity came in first place with the highest arithmetic average of 3.61, while the field of autonomy came in last place with an arithmetic average of 2.57, and the arithmetic mean of the level of self-compassion among women with breast cancer as a whole was 3.15. The results showed an apparent variation in the arithmetic averages and standard deviations of the level of self-compassion among women with breast cancer due to variables (age, educational level, and duration of diagnosis), and the results showed no statistically significant differences due to the effect of age, educational level, and duration of diagnosis.