Self-efficacy, mindfulness and self-compassion: possible interconnections from Positive Psychology in higher education

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Mara Dantas
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva , Joilson Pereira da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Memorandum (Belo Horizonte)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/memorandum/article/view/36717
• topic: autoeficácia; mindfulness; autocompaixão; ensino superior; Psicologia Positiva; self-efficacy; mindfulness; self-compassion; higher education; Positive Psychology

The purpose of this study was to reflect on the possible interconnections among self-efficacy, mindfulness, and self-compassion in positive psychology in higher education. In this paper, the discussion was as follows: (i) self-efficacy from Albert Bandura to positive psychology; (ii) mindfulness in positive psychology: from tradition to the science of well-being; (iii) self-compassion in positive psychology: from Kristin Neff's perspective; (iv) possible interconnections among self-efficacy, mindfulness, and self-compassion in positive psychology in higher education; and (v) final considerations. In the studies found for inclusion in this narrative review, it was reported that self-efficacy, mindfulness, and self-compassion, from a positive psychology perspective, are protective factors against psychological illness and promoters of better academic performance in college students. Thus, it is understood that these constructs are essential for the management and coping with academic difficulties that favor good psychological adjustment in students in higher education.