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Validation of the Spanish versions of the long (26 items) and short (12 items) forms of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS)
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BACKGROUND: Self-compassion is a key psychological construct for assessing clinical outcomes in mindfulness-based interventions. The aim of this study was to validate the Spanish versions of the long (26 item) and short (12 item) forms of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). METHODS: The translated Spanish versions of both subscales were administered to two independent samples: Sample 1 was comprised of university students (n = 268) who were recruited to validate the long form, and Sample 2 was comprised of Aragon Health Service workers (n = 271) who were recruited to validate the short form. In addition to SCS, the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait (STAI-T), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) were administered. Construct validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and convergent validity were tested. RESULTS: The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) of the long and short forms of the SCS confirmed the original six-factor model in both scales, showing goodness of fit. Cronbach's α for the 26 item SCS was 0.87 (95% CI = 0.85-0.90) and ranged between 0.72 and 0.79 for the 6 subscales. Cronbach's α for the 12-item SCS was 0.85 (95% CI = 0.81-0.88) and ranged between 0.71 and 0.77 for the 6 subscales. The long (26-item) form of the SCS showed a test-retest coefficient of 0.92 (95% CI = 0.89-0.94). The Intraclass Correlation (ICC) for the 6 subscales ranged from 0.84 to 0.93. The short (12-item) form of the SCS showed a test-retest coefficient of 0.89 (95% CI: 0.87-0.93). The ICC for the 6 subscales ranged from 0.79 to 0.91. The long and short forms of the SCS exhibited a significant negative correlation with the BDI, the STAI and the PSQ, and a significant positive correlation with the MAAS. The correlation between the total score of the long and short SCS form was r = 0.92. CONCLUSION: The Spanish versions of the long (26-item) and short (12-item) forms of the SCS are valid and reliable instruments for the evaluation of self-compassion among the general population. These results substantiate the use of this scale in research and clinical practice.
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“The SCS demonstrated good internal consistencies in both Chinese (α = 0.84) [54] and Western population groups (α = 0.66 to 0.91) [55,56,57] (Cronbach’s α in this study = 0.85 for the overall SCS, 0.76 to 0.83 for the SCS subscales) [58].”
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“Większość zdotychczas opublikowanych badań prowadzonych wróżnych krajach zreplikowała strukturę SCS-SF zaproponowaną przez Raesa iwsp. [11] iwykazała dobre właściwości skali [30-32].”
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“The Spanish version of the SCS-SF shows good internal consistency (α = 0.86) [22].”
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- Authors
- Garcia-Campayo, J., Navarro-Gil, M., Andrés, E., Montero-Marin, J., López-Artal, L., & Demarzo, M. M.
- Affiliations
- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa (ES)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- Venue
- Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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- 2014
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- 12
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- 1
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- 4
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- 1477-7525 (ISSN-L)
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- PMC3896764
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- W2128048948
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- 14.60
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- self-compassion, Self-Compassion Scale, Spanish translation, scale validation, short-form questionnaire, mindfulness, construct validity, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, healthcare workers, university students, depression, anxiety, perceived stress, mindfulness-based interventions, psychometric properties, factor structure, cross-cultural adaptation, Catalonia, Andalusia
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Awareness, Depression, Empathy, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychological Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Spain, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult
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