Evaluating the Multifactor Structure of the Long and Short Versions of the Self-Compassion Scale in a Clinical Sample
(2015) In Journal of Clinical Psychology 71(9). p.856-870- Abstract
Objective: There has been a growing interest in the concept of self-compassion in Eastern psychology. The aim of the present study was to explore the dimensionality of the widely used Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; long and short versions) in both clinical and nonclinical samples Method: Several confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were computed in a mixed clinical (n = 316) and a nonclinical sample (n = 1128) from the Portuguese population. Also, differences were tested between the groups in the SCS 6 factors. Results: The CFA supported both a 6-factor model and a hierarchical model in both samples. The SCS also showed good psychometric properties, with good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity. Our study... (More)
Objective: There has been a growing interest in the concept of self-compassion in Eastern psychology. The aim of the present study was to explore the dimensionality of the widely used Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; long and short versions) in both clinical and nonclinical samples Method: Several confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were computed in a mixed clinical (n = 316) and a nonclinical sample (n = 1128) from the Portuguese population. Also, differences were tested between the groups in the SCS 6 factors. Results: The CFA supported both a 6-factor model and a hierarchical model in both samples. The SCS also showed good psychometric properties, with good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity. Our study further suggests that individuals with several psychopathological disorders showed significantly lower self-compassionate abilities. Conclusions: The SCS (long and short versions) is thus a reliable instrument to assess self-compassion and is useful for research and, in particular, clinical practice.
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- author
- Castilho, Paula ; Pinto-Gouveia, José and Duarte, Joana LU
- publishing date
- 2015-09-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Clinical sample, Confirmatory factor analysis, Psychometric properties, Self-Compassion Scale
- in
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- volume
- 71
- issue
- 9
- pages
- 15 pages
- publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- external identifiers
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- pmid:25907562
- scopus:84939256794
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
- DOI
- 10.1002/jclp.22187
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., a Wiley Company.
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