TY - JOUR AU - Memoona Shaheen, AU - Prof. Dr. Zainab Bibi, AU - Prof. Dr. Jahanvash Karim, PY - 2020/12/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Positive Psychological Functioning as Mediator in the Relationship between Self-Compassion and Burnout JF - Research Journal of Social Sciences and Economics Review JA - RJSSER VL - 1 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.36902/rjsser-vol1-iss4-2020(342-354) UR - https://ojs.rjsser.org.pk/index.php/rjsser/article/view/153 SP - 342-354 AB - The main objective of the current research was to explore the role of positive psychological functioning as a mediator in the relationship between self-compassion and job burnout. The sample consisted of 382 faculty members of the public and private sector educational institutions (teaching faculty of universities) from Pakistan, selected through the non-probability sampling technique (convenient sampling strategy). To measure the hypothesized model, Partial Least Square and Process Macro (SPSS-26) was applied. Results revealed an inverse and significant link between self-compassion and employees' job burnout. Results also revealed that positive psychological functioning dimensions: happiness, curiosity and exploration, personal growth initiative, positive affect, and optimism partially mediate the relationship between self-compassion and employees' job burnout. The results pointed out the significance of self-compassion in repressing employees' job burnout in the presence of positive psychological functioning as a mediator. Research limitations and implications are also discussed in this study. ER -