Exploring Self-Compassion in Fatherless Early Adults: A Descriptive Quantitative Study

This study describes the level of self-compassion among fatherless early adults in Bandung using the Self-Compassion Scale (Neff, 2003). A descriptive quantitative design was used with 353 participants aged 18–25 (65.25% female). The mean total self-compassion score was 103 (SD = 5.51), with nearly half (48.7%) in the medium category, 27.2% low, 5.1% very low, and 19.0% high. Subscale analysis revealed high self-judgment (M = 20.57) and isolation (M = 17.57), whereas common humanity scored lowest (M = 13.33). These findings suggest emotional vulnerabilities in this group, indicating the need for interventions to strengthen self-compassion traits for improved psychological resilience.