M.A. Thesis:

The relationship between self-compassion and positive self-talk with academic boredom in ۱۲th grade female students of Bardaskan city in the academic year ۱۴۰۰-۹۹

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-compassion and positive self-talk with academic boredom of 12th grade female students in Bardaskan in the academic year 1399-1400. The statistical population of this study consisted of all twelfth grade female students in Bardaskan, 268 people, including 5 schools in the academic year 1399-1400. Morgan table was used to select a statistical sample from 5 schools through simple random sampling method. Based on this sample table appropriate to this community, 158 twelfth grade female students in Bardaskan were selected. The instruments used in this study were Reese et al.'s (2011) self-compassion questionnaire, Brin Tappet et al.'s (2008) positive self-talk questionnaire, and Pekran et al.'s (2002) academic boredom questionnaire. Pearson test and multiple regression were used to test the research hypotheses and analyze the data using SPSS24 software. The results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between self-compassion and academic boredom (-0.521) and between positive self-talk and academic boredom (-0.210). Also, both predictor variables were significant predictors of academic boredom; The share of self-compassion was -37% and the share of positive self-talk was -47%.

Keywords: self-compassion, positive self-talk, academic boredom