Parental behavior and the quality of early parent-child relationships are related to a child's perception of themselves later on in life. Based on this, the aim of the master's thesis was to explore the assumption that the perception of early experiences with parents predict an individual's experience of self-compassion and their ability of coping with the fear of failure. The sample included 395 participants aged 18 to 29. Of these, 287 (72.7%) were women and 108 (27.3%) were men. To collect data, we used the Parental Bonding Instrument, the Self-Compassion Scale and the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory, which we adapted to the Slovenian environment. By analyzing the results, we confirmed all five hypotheses. We found that parental care positively predicts self-compassion and negatively predicts fear of failure, while parental overprotection negatively predicts self-compassion and positively predicts fear of failure. We also found that self-compassion negatively predicts fear of failure. Parental care helps an individual not to be ashamed and not to be afraid of the consequences of failure, while at the same time it strengthens positive internal dialogues, which manifest in higher self-compassion. Individuals who are compassionate and kind to themselves will be less afraid of the adverse consequences of failure, so their fear is lower. Parental overprotection, however, can jeopardize an individual’s sense of coping with situations and reduce their self-confidence, which can result in greater self-criticism as well as greater fear of the possible consequences that follow their failure. Finally, the psychometric properties of the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory were satisfactory and therefore this tool can be used to assess the fear of failure.
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