| Title: | Self-compassion around the world : measurement invariance of the Short form of the self-compassion scale (SCS-SF) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups |
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| Authors: | ID Swami, Viren (Author)
ID Tran, Ulrich S. (Author)
ID Voracek, Martin (Author)
ID Aavik, Toivo (Author)
ID Ranjbar, Hamed Abdollahpour (Author)
ID Adebayo, Sulaiman Olanrewaju (Author)
ID Afhami, Reza (Author)
ID Ahmed, Oli (Author)
ID Aimé, Annie (Author)
ID Akel, Marwan (Author)
ID Koprivnik, Mirjam (Author)
ID Poštuvan, Vita (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Swami_Viren_2025.pdf (1,44 MB)
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 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-025-02560-5
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | IAM - Andrej Marušič Institute
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| Abstract: | Objectives The 12-item Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form (SCS–SF) is a widely used instrument for the assessment of self-compassion. To date, there have been few examinations of this instrument’s psychometric properties, particularly across nations and languages. Therefore, we used data from the Body Image in Nature Survey (BINS) to assess measurement invari- ance of the SCS–SF across nations, languages, gender identities, and age groups. Methods Participants (N = 56,968) from 65 nations completed the SCS–SF in 40 languages. Using these data, we tested various hypothesised models of the SCS–SF in the total sample and, using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, tested for invariance of the optimal model across national groups, languages, gender identities, and age groups. Results In the total dataset, we found that an 11-item, 2-factor model (i.e., SCS-11) provided best fit to the data, with the two factors tapping distinct constructs of compassionate and uncompassionate self-responding. The SCS-11 was found to be partially scalar invariant across national groups and languages, and fully scalar invariant across gender identities and age groups. There was wide variation in latent means for the two factors, particularly across national groups and languages. Further analyses showed negligible associations between the two factors and sociodemographic variables, including marital status, financial security, and urbanicity. Conclusions Our results suggest that it may be possible to derive a stable 2-factor model of the SCS–SF for use in cross- cultural research, but also highlight the likelihood of cross-national and cross-linguistic variations in the way that self- compassion is understood. |
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| Keywords: | Self-compassion scale - short form (SCS–SF), 65 nations, 40 languages |
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| Publication date: | 21.04.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1569-1596 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 16, iss. 6 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUP-21727  |
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| UDC: | 159.9:177.74 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1868-8535 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s12671-025-02560-5 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 234477571 |
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| Publication date in RUP: | 12.09.2025 |
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