Validation of the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Compassion Scale. Testing the Factorial Validity and Factorial Invariance of the Measure among Borderline Personality Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Eating Disorder and General Populations
Validation of the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Compassion Scale. Testing the Factorial Validity and Factorial Invariance of the Measure among Borderline Personality Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Eating Disorder and General Populations
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10.1002/cpp.1974
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发表时间：
2016-09-01
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3.6
通讯作者：
Castilho, Paula
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作者：
Costa, Joana;Maroco, Joao;Castilho, Paula
背景：在过去的几年里，人们对自我同情的兴趣与日俱增。经验证据表明，在年轻人中，自我同情与心理利益有关，它可能被认为是几种精神障碍的缓冲因素。目的：本研究的目的是验证自我同情量表(SCS：NEff，2003a)的心理测量学性质，在最初缺乏复制原始六因素结构的情况下。结果：验证性因素分析支持双因素模型(自我同情态度与自我批评态度)，具有良好的内部一致性、结构效度和外部效度。结论：研究结果支持双因素模型的概括性，并表明在不同人群中，自我同情得分的性质和解释是等价的。版权所有(C)2015 John Wiley&Sons，Ltd.
Background: During the last years, there has been a growing interest in self-compassion. Empirical evidences show that self-compassion is associated with psychological benefits among young adults and it might be considered a buffer factor in several mental disorders.Aims: The aim of this study was to validate the psychometric properties of the Self-compassion Scale (SCS: Neff, 2003a) after the initial lack of replicating the original six-factor structure.Method: Data were collected from the overall database of a research centre (56 men and 305 women; mean age = 25.19) and comprised four groups: borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorder, eating disorder and general population.Results: Confirmatory factor analysis supported a two-factor model (self-compassionate attitude versus self-critical attitude) with good internal consistencies, construct-related validity and external validity. Configural, weak measurement and structural invariance of the two-factor model of SCS were also shown.Conclusions: Findings support the generalizability of the two-factor model and show that both properties and interpretations of scores on self-compassion are equivalent across these population groups. Copyright (C) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.