Examining the Factor Structure of the Self-compassion Scale in 20 Diverse Samples: Support for Use of a Total Score and Six Subscale Scores.

This study examined the factor structure of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) using secondary data drawn from 20 samples (N = 11,685)—7 English and 13 non-English—including 10 community, 6 student, 1 mixed community/student, 1 meditator, and 2 clinical samples. Self-compassion is theorized to represen...

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Main Authors: Neff, Kristin D., Toth-Kiraly, Istvan, Yarnell, Lisa M., Arimitsu, Kohki, Castilho, Paula, Ghorbani, Nima, Guo, Xiaoxia Hailan, Hirsch, Jameson K., Hupfeld, Jorg, Hutz, Claudio S., Kotsou, Ilios, Lee, Woo Kyeong, Montero-Marin, Jesus, Sirois, Fuschia M., de Souza, Luciana K., Svendsen, Julie L., Wilkinson, Ross B.
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2019
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5543
http://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000629