Predicting self-compassion and self-discipline based on the psychological empowerment studied by the employees of the General Insurance Office of Tehran Province

The purpose of this study was to prediction of Predicting Self-Compassion and emotional Self-Regulation based on the Psychological Empowerment. The population of this study was the staff of Tehran Health Insurance. The population size in this study was 150 people. Sample size was determined 108 people using the Cochran's formula. The questionnaires were distributed and collected using a random method. In this study, the standard questionnaire of self-compassion of Raes et al. (2011), the questionnaire of emotional cognitive self-regulation of Garnefski et al. (2001) and the standard questionnaire of psychological empowerment (Spreitzer, 1995) were used to collect data. The reliability of the questionnaires was calculated and confirmed before distribution by Cronbach's alpha method. Pearson correlation test and simple linere regression along with descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The results of regression test at 95% confidence level showed that psychological empowerment can predict self-compassion (p < 0.05). Also, a 95% confidence level of psychological empowerment can predict emotional self-regulation (p < 0.05). Therefore, the officials of the Health Insurance Organization should hold workshops and staff empowerment programs and training courses in this field periodically so that the employees can benefit from it