Working in academia entails many challenges including rejections by journals, competition for funding or jobs, and uncertain job outlooks (for non-tenure staff), which can result in poor mental health and well-being. Previous studies have suggested self-compassion as a resource for mental health and well-being, but to date no study has been published that has tested interventions targeting self-compassion in academia. In this weekly diary study, 317 academics from Germany, Switzerland, and the US were asked to recall a negative event and were then randomly assigned to either a self-compassionate writing intervention, a three good things intervention, or an active control intervention, respectively. They also completed two surveys on four consecutive Thursdays measuring state positive and negative affect and job-related well-being (i.e., job satisfaction and work engagement). Using multi-level regression modelling, results showed that participants in the self-compassion condition reported more job satisfaction and work engagement due to experiencing less negative affect. Academics in the three good things condition showed no such effects. Results indicated that self-compassion in academia is a resource that enables emotion-oriented coping during difficult times or in challenging situations that may benefit academics’ job-related well-being. The study highlights both the importance of discussing well-being in academia and ways to strengthen it.

在学术界工作会面临许多挑战，包括被期刊拒绝、资金或工作竞争以及不确定的工作前景（对于非终身教职员工），这可能导致心理健康和幸福感不佳。以前的研究表明自我同情是心理健康和幸福的一种资源，但迄今为止还没有发表的研究测试过学术界针对自我同情的干预措施。在这项每周日记研究中，来自德国、瑞士和美国的 317 名学者被要求回忆一个负面事件，然后分别被随机分配到自我同情写作干预、三件好事干预或主动控制干预中。 . 他们还在连续四个星期四完成了两项调查，衡量状态积极和消极影响以及与工作相关的幸福感（即，工作满意度和工作投入）。使用多层次回归模型，结果表明自我同情条件下的参与者报告了更多的工作满意度和工作投入，因为他们经历的负面影响更少。在三好条件下的学者没有表现出这样的效果。结果表明，学术界的自我同情是一种资源，可以在困难时期或具有挑战性的情况下实现以情绪为导向的应对，这可能有益于学者的工作相关福祉。该研究强调了在学术界讨论幸福感的重要性以及加强幸福感的方法。在三好条件下的学者没有表现出这样的效果。结果表明，学术界的自我同情是一种资源，可以在困难时期或具有挑战性的情况下实现以情绪为导向的应对，这可能有益于学者的工作相关福祉。该研究强调了在学术界讨论幸福感的重要性以及加强幸福感的方法。在三好条件下的学者没有表现出这样的效果。结果表明，学术界的自我同情是一种资源，可以在困难时期或具有挑战性的情况下实现以情绪为导向的应对，这可能有益于学者的工作相关福祉。该研究强调了在学术界讨论幸福感的重要性以及加强幸福感的方法。