Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents

Background: Self-compassion, individual's ability to treat oneself kindly, is important for mental well-being. The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is the most used instrument to measure self-compassion, but the short form does not have validity evidence in adolescents. Methods: We examined the psyc...

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Autores: Maya Segura, Jesús Manuel, Arcos Romero, Ana Isabel, Rodríguez Carrasco, Carmen Rocío, Hidalgo García, María Victoria
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36331
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Palabra clave:adolescent
mindfulness
psychometric
self-compassion
Spanish population
validation
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spelling Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescentsMaya Segura, Jesús ManuelArcos Romero, Ana IsabelRodríguez Carrasco, Carmen RocíoHidalgo García, María Victoriaadolescentmindfulnesspsychometricself-compassionSpanish populationvalidationBackground: Self-compassion, individual's ability to treat oneself kindly, is important for mental well-being. The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is the most used instrument to measure self-compassion, but the short form does not have validity evidence in adolescents. Methods: We examined the psychometric properties of the SCS-SF (12 items) in 955 Spanish adolescents (Mage = 13.95) using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and reliability tests. The life satisfaction, family satisfaction, and reactive-proactive aggression were used for convergent validity. Results: Cronbach's alpha reliability value for the total scale was .723. CFA confirmed that the six-factor model showed good fit indices with three positive dimensions: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness; and three negative components: self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification (χ2 = 114.730; CFI = .966; GFI = .98; RMSEA = .045). The bifactorial model also showed an adequate fit, although with weaker values than the six-factor (ꭓ2 = 247.108; CFI = .914; GFI = .95; RMSEA = .06). The unifactorial model showed an inadequate fit. Total SCS score correlated positively with family satisfaction (r = .43; p < .001) and life satisfaction (r = .48; p < .001) and negatively with reactive aggressiveness (r = −.27; p < .001) and with proactive aggressiveness (r = −.18; p < .001). Self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness were associated with higher family and life satisfaction (p < .001) Self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification were associated with lower family and life satisfaction (p < .001). Self-judgment and isolation positively correlated with both reactive and proactive aggression (p < .001), while mindfulness negatively correlated with both reactive and proactive aggression (p < .01). Conclusion: The SCS-SF is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing self-compassion in Spanish adolescents. Results suggest the six-factor model in its first validation in an adolescent population with convergent validity. The findings of this study corroborate the significance of self-compassion for the mental health of adolescents, particularly in relation to their family and life satisfaction.ElsevierPsicología Evolutiva y de la Educación2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/162232https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36331reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésHeliyon, 10 (1630), e36331.https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36331info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1622322026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents
title Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents
spellingShingle Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents
Maya Segura, Jesús Manuel
adolescent
mindfulness
psychometric
self-compassion
Spanish population
validation
title_short Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents
title_full Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents
title_fullStr Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents
title_sort Psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) in Spanish adolescents
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Maya Segura, Jesús Manuel
Arcos Romero, Ana Isabel
Rodríguez Carrasco, Carmen Rocío
Hidalgo García, María Victoria
author Maya Segura, Jesús Manuel
author_facet Maya Segura, Jesús Manuel
Arcos Romero, Ana Isabel
Rodríguez Carrasco, Carmen Rocío
Hidalgo García, María Victoria
author_role author
author2 Arcos Romero, Ana Isabel
Rodríguez Carrasco, Carmen Rocío
Hidalgo García, María Victoria
author2_role author
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author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv adolescent
mindfulness
psychometric
self-compassion
Spanish population
validation
topic adolescent
mindfulness
psychometric
self-compassion
Spanish population
validation
description Background: Self-compassion, individual's ability to treat oneself kindly, is important for mental well-being. The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is the most used instrument to measure self-compassion, but the short form does not have validity evidence in adolescents. Methods: We examined the psychometric properties of the SCS-SF (12 items) in 955 Spanish adolescents (Mage = 13.95) using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and reliability tests. The life satisfaction, family satisfaction, and reactive-proactive aggression were used for convergent validity. Results: Cronbach's alpha reliability value for the total scale was .723. CFA confirmed that the six-factor model showed good fit indices with three positive dimensions: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness; and three negative components: self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification (χ2 = 114.730; CFI = .966; GFI = .98; RMSEA = .045). The bifactorial model also showed an adequate fit, although with weaker values than the six-factor (ꭓ2 = 247.108; CFI = .914; GFI = .95; RMSEA = .06). The unifactorial model showed an inadequate fit. Total SCS score correlated positively with family satisfaction (r = .43; p < .001) and life satisfaction (r = .48; p < .001) and negatively with reactive aggressiveness (r = −.27; p < .001) and with proactive aggressiveness (r = −.18; p < .001). Self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness were associated with higher family and life satisfaction (p < .001) Self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification were associated with lower family and life satisfaction (p < .001). Self-judgment and isolation positively correlated with both reactive and proactive aggression (p < .001), while mindfulness negatively correlated with both reactive and proactive aggression (p < .01). Conclusion: The SCS-SF is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing self-compassion in Spanish adolescents. Results suggest the six-factor model in its first validation in an adolescent population with convergent validity. The findings of this study corroborate the significance of self-compassion for the mental health of adolescents, particularly in relation to their family and life satisfaction.
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