Occupational stigma is often viewed as challenging. Though researchers have proposed several coping strategies, empirical testing on their effectiveness is still insufficient. Focusing on occupational stigma’s negative social evaluation challenges and based on compassion theory, we propose that self-compassion can prompt individuals to craft their stigmatized job cognitively. Specifically, for individuals with higher self-compassion, the negative influence of occupational stigma on cognitive crafting will be weaker. Further, cognitive crafting is positively related to job engagement. Results from a time-lagged field study with 284 employees and their paired 99 leaders supported our hypotheses. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

职业耻辱通常被视为具有挑战性。尽管研究人员提出了几种应对策略，但对其有效性的实证检验仍然不足。着眼于职业耻辱的负面社会评价挑战，并基于同情理论，我们提出自我同情可以促使个人认知地塑造他们的耻辱工作。具体而言，对于自我慈悲程度较高的个体，职业耻辱对认知塑造的负面影响会较弱。此外，认知塑造与工作投入呈正相关。对 284 名员工及其配对的 99 名领导者进行的时滞实地研究结果支持了我们的假设。讨论了理论和实践意义。