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The Relationship between Self-Compassion, Social Interest and Depression of Postgraduate Students Nu Nu Nyunt Khin Win Myint The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between selfcompassion, social interest and depression of postgraduate students. A total of 371 students who enrolled at postgraduate courses of Yangon University of Education (YUOE) and Sagaing University of Education (SUOE) participated in this study. Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF), Social Interest Index (SII), and the Depression Subscale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) were used as the research instruments. Significant difference by university was found on friendship subscale of social interest. Regarding gender, the results showed no significant difference in students' self-compassion between male and females. Next, male participants displayed more social interest than the female participants. Similarly, the occurrence of depression was higher in male than in female. Additionally, in the correlation analysis, selfcompassion and social interest were negatively related to depression and the positive relationship between self-compassion and social interest was also found. 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000005179 https://meral.edu.mm/records/5179