Self-Compassion among Young Adults and its Relationship with Self-Esteem

A Mixed Method Study carried out in two phases. Phase I involves assessing participants’ levels of self -esteem and self-compassion through two questionnaires. Post analysis of data obtained in Phase I, those participants who score high on self-compassion scale would be included in the Phase II of the study. Phase II includes an in-depth interview with participants regarding their high self-compassion. The interview will be recorded using a voice recorder and the recorded data will be further transcribed and will be subjected to qualitative data analysis.