Keyword: «self-compassion»

The relevance of the study lies in the growing interest in self-esteem and self-compassion as important components of psychological well-being of an individual, since their relationship opens up new prospects for supporting students' mental health in the context of the educational process and personal development. The aim of the article is to analyze the characteristics of self-esteem and self-compassion in students using experimental testing. It was revealed that the experimental impact using the "Loving Kindness Meditation" technique (K. Neff) has a statistically significant effect on the scales of the concept "Self-Compassion", namely "Self-Kindness" and "Mindfulness".