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Psychol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate the current status of self-compassion and occupational burnout and to examine their correlation among young and middle-aged nurses aged 18\u201345\u202fyears.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using a combined purposive and convenience sampling strategy, a total of 564 young and middle-aged nurses aged 18\u201345\u202fyears from Zhejiang Province were enrolled between August 2024 and December 2024. Three instruments were administered: the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), and a general demographic questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The overall mean self-compassion score of participants was 3.41\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.50. The dimension scores, ranked from highest to lowest, were as follows: self-kindness (3.65\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.78), mindfulness (3.56\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.79), self-judgment (3.46\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.81), common humanity (3.33\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.76), isolation (3.32\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.80), and over-identification (3.14\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.80). All SCS dimensions are scored such that a higher score indicates a higher level of that trait; for the total score, higher scores reflect lower self-compassion. The nurses exhibited mild-to-moderate occupational burnout, with a total mean score of 2.57\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.18. The subscale scores in descending order were emotional exhaustion (3.02\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.59), depersonalization (2.34\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.78), and reduced personal accomplishment (2.20\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.52). The total self-compassion score was significantly negatively correlated with the total occupational burnout score (r\u202f=\u202f\u22120.523,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that self-compassion was a significant correlate of burnout, explaining 27.4% of the variance in total burnout scores.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Young and middle-aged nurses demonstrated a moderate level of self-compassion overall. Self-compassion was negatively associated with occupational burnout, such that lower self-compassion corresponded to more severe burnout. These findings suggest that nursing administrators should implement strategies to enhance nurses\u2019 self-compassion competence as a potential approach to mitigating occupational burnout.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1905982","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]],"date-time":"2026-07-24T05:35:53Z","timestamp":1784871353000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Self-compassion and its association with occupational burnout among young and middle-aged nurses: a cross-sectional study in China"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yanyan","family":"Dong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ningbo College of Health Sciences","place":["Ningbo, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qionghui","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ningbo No. 2 Hospital","place":["Ningbo, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiameng","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital","place":["Ningbo, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yaohua","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ningbo No. 2 Hospital","place":["Ningbo, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianjun","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University","place":["Ningbo, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lifang","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ningbo College of Health Sciences","place":["Ningbo, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/NCQ.0000000000000953","article-title":"The impact of nurse-to-patient ratios on nurses' burnout, job dissatisfaction, and intention-to-leave: a systematic review and meta-analysis","author":"Alhazmi","year":"2026","journal-title":"J. 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