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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.
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Self-compassionate attitude Self-critical attitude Two-factor model Factorial invariance
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John Wiley & Sons