Research Article
The Role Of Optimism As The Mediator Between Self Compassion And Work Engagement In Female Police Officer In The Central Java
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-7-2024.2354392, author={Priska Priska Ardianisa and Shafira Aurellia Indaryanto and Nurafifa Rachmanulia and Yondara Marsada Bassang and Unika Prihatsanti}, title={The Role Of Optimism As The Mediator Between Self Compassion And Work Engagement In Female Police Officer In The Central Java}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Psychological Studies, ICPSYCHE 2024, 24 -- 25 July 2024, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICPSYCHE}, year={2024}, month={12}, keywords={self compassion; work engagement; optimism}, doi={10.4108/eai.24-7-2024.2354392} }- Priska Priska Ardianisa
Shafira Aurellia Indaryanto
Nurafifa Rachmanulia
Yondara Marsada Bassang
Unika Prihatsanti
Year: 2024
The Role Of Optimism As The Mediator Between Self Compassion And Work Engagement In Female Police Officer In The Central Java
ICPSYCHE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-7-2024.2354392
Abstract
Married female police officers share equal workloads with other members, including maintaining public safety, enforcing laws, and protecting the public. Achieving optimal organizational performance requires a professional work attitude, reflected in work engagement characterized by openness, enthusiasm, productivity, and full involvement. Personal resources, such as self-compassion, play a significant role in fostering work engagement. Self-compassion involves a caring attitude toward oneself during challenges and viewing difficulties as part of life experiences. Optimism, a positive personal trait, also contributes to work engagement, as optimistic individuals approach work with a positive outlook and strive for the best outcomes. This study examines optimism as a mediator between self-compassion and work engagement. The participants were 90 female police officers (N = 100) from the Central Java Provincial Police (POLDA), who completed the Self-Compassion Scale (26 items, α = 0.872), Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) (9 items, α = 0.85), and Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) (10 items, α = 0.76). Path analysis revealed no correlation between self-compassion and work engagement (p = 0.206 < 0.05), indicating that optimism does not mediate this relationship.
