Understanding self-compassion in adolescents: Validation study of the Self-Compassion Scale
Understanding self-compassion in adolescents: Validation study of the Self-Compassion Scale
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DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2015.09.023
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发表时间：
2016-04-01
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4.3
通讯作者：
Castilho, Paula
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作者：
Cunha, Marina;Xavier, Ana;Castilho, Paula
当考虑到个人的不足或困难的生活情况时，自我同情是一种适应性的自我态度，似乎对青少年的经历至关重要。然而，自我同情在青少年中的研究仍然较少。本文旨在分析自我同情量表（SCS; Neff, 2003）的心理测量特征，并通过验证性因子分析在具有代表性的青少年样本中检验其六因子结构。样本由来自葡萄牙学校的3165名年龄在12 - 19岁之间（M-age = 15.49）的青少年组成。结果证实了SCS的六因子结构和二阶结构以及测量的性别不变性。SCS和量表在积极情绪记忆、抑郁、焦虑和压力症状的测量中也显示出良好的内部信度和收敛效度。总之，我们的研究结果表明，SCS是一种有效和可靠的评估青少年自我同情的方法。(C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
Self-compassion is an adaptive self-attitude when considering personal inadequacies or difficult life situations and seems to be crucial to adolescent's experience. However, self-compassion remains less investigated in adolescence. This paper aims to analyse the psychometric properties of Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003) and test its six-factor structure through a Confirmatory Factor Analysis in a representative sample of adolescents. The sample consists of 3165 adolescents, aged between 12 and 19 years old (M-age = 15.49) from Portuguese schools. Results confirm the six-factor and second-order structures of the SCS and the measurement invariance across gender. The SCS and subscales also revealed good internal reliability and convergent validity with measures of positive emotional memories, depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms. Overall, our findings suggest that the SCS is a valid and reliable measure to assess self-compassion among adolescents. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.