en آموزش تربیت بدنی Physical Education Learning مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background. </strong>Self-compassion is a character trait consisting of self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness that promotes adaptive cognitive, behavioral, and emotional processing it is natural, trainable and multi-faceted human capacity.<br> <strong>Objectives. </strong>This study investigates the direct and indirect influence of self-compassion on academic performance among undergraduate sport science students at the University of Jordan.<br> <strong>Methods. </strong>The sample consisted of 315 voluntary student participants (male: n = 171, 54.3%; female: n = 144, 45.7%). The Self-Compassion Arabic Version Scale (SCS) was used to assess self-compassion, and the University of Jordan grading system was used to evaluate academic performance, which is based on a 0&ndash;4 scale divided into 6 different marks: excellent (3.65&ndash;4), very good (3&ndash;2.64), good (2.5&ndash;2.99), fair (2&ndash;2.49), weak (< 2), and N.A. <strong>Results. </strong>The results indicated that mindfulness and the academic performance had no significant impact on self-compassion, as most participants reported moderate levels of self-compassion. However, there were significant gender differences in self-compassion between females and males, with females self-reporting higher levels overall. Students who were residents of cities also reported higher levels of self-compassion compared with those who lived in villages.<br> <strong>Conclusion. </strong>Future research could investigate whether self-compassion enhances Academic Achievement.</div> Self-Compassion, Academic Performance, Undergraduate Sports Students, Mindfulness, Gender 0 0 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-1015-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Aida Al-Awamleh aida.awamleh@ju.edu.jo 10031947532846007731 10031947532846007731 Yes Department of Instruction and Supervision, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan