demographic factors and self-compassion as predictors of positive mental health in married hindu couples

Background: research suggests that self-compassion is important for understanding different life outcomes. this study explored how certain demographic factors and self-compassion affect the positive mental health of married hindu couples. methods: utilizing a correlational design, 300 married hindu couples (age range=26-50 years, mean±sd, 38.42±7.89) from sagar city, madhya pradesh, india, were recruited through snowball sampling, in which existing participants provided referrals to other potential participants. the self-compassion scale, the socioeconomic status scale and the mental health continuum-short form were used as study measures. mean±sd, correlation and regression analysis were computed. the significance level was ≤0.05. results: the results revealed that age (r=0.188, p=0.01) marriage length (r=0.110, p=0.01), self-kindness (r=0.332, p=0.01), common humanity (r=0.284, p=0.01), and mindfulness (r=0.250, p=0.01) were positively correlated with well-being. conversely, self-judgment (r=-0.099, p=ns), isolation (r=0.019, p=ns) and over-identification (r=0.005, p=ns) displayed weak or negative correlations. demographic factors (education, gender, age, domicile, occupation and marriage length) (r2=12.6%, p<0.001) and self-compassion (r2=24.80%, p<0.001) significantly predicted well-being. conclusion: the findings provide significant insights into the positive role of self-compassion and demographic factors in the well-being of married hindu couples. future research could examine the role of self-compassion interventions in different cultural contexts and examine long-term well-being outcomes.