Two is More Valid Than One: Examining the Factor Structure of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS)

The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003a) is the most widely used measure of self-compassion. Self-compassion, as measured by the SCS, is robustly linked to psychological health (Macbeth & Gumley, 2012; Zessin, Dickhaüser, & Garbade, 2015). The SCS is currently understood as exhibiting a...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 2017-11, Vol.64 (6), p.696-707
Main Authors: Brenner, Rachel E., Heath, Patrick J., Vogel, David L., Credé, Marcus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Altruism
Anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - psychology
College students
Compassion
Concept formation
Concept Formation - physiology
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - psychology
Empathy - physiology
Factor Structure
Female
Human
Humans
Internal validity
Male
Measurement
Measures
Mental depression
Mental Health
Mental Health - statistics & numerical data
Psychological well being
Psychology
Rating Scales
Reproducibility of Results
Scores
Self compassion
Self concept
Self-Assessment
Self-Perception
Structural models
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Sympathy
Test Construction
Test Validity
Validity
Young Adult
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