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Clarifying the Factor Structure of the Self-Compassion Scale

Abstract

Abstract. Self-compassion is associated with greater well-being and lower psychopathology. There are mixed findings regarding the factor structure and scoring of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). Using confirmatory factor analysis, we tested and conducted nested comparisons of six previously posited factor structures of the SCS. Participants were N = 1,158 Canadian undergraduates (72.8% women, 26.6% men, 0.6% non-binary; M …

Authors

Strickland NJ; Nogueira-Arjona R; Mackinnon S; Wekerle C; Stewart SH

Journal

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 365–369

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Publication Date

September 2022

DOI

10.1027/1015-5759/a000672

ISSN

1015-5759